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<blockquote data-quote="dadinchucks" data-source="post: 1068592" data-attributes="member: 70811"><p>This topic particularly interests me as I work in PR for a Fortune 10 company based here in Dallas-Fort Worth. You do the math which one that would be.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px">She is the vice chancellor for marketing and communication. Keeping TCU from embarassing itself publicly is her JOB. She spoke briefly at the press conference, she was obviously in the loop. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px">Why would she allow this to happen?</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Her job isn't to stop drug dealers from slinging weed on campus. Her job is to control the story to the best of her ability if and when it does happen. It did happen, and for maximum control she pushed for TCU to take the lead in owning the story before someone else did. That might seem odd, like telling someone you have problems when they might never find out, but this was going to inevitably get out; 17 arrests don't just not catch wind.</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px">Did she tell the chancellor this would be a media firestorm and an embarrassment to the university on a national scale?</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Yes. And she also surely told him that trying to cover it up would be an even bigger embarrassment. See: Penn State.</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px">Did she take the time to make sure Boschini was perfectly prepared for his statement? (he looked very out of the loop at times)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>By the sounds of it he had a few hours to prep at max. He did a good job all things considered.</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px">Did she take the time to review Chief McGee's moronic, overblown statement?</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Surely yes.</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px">Did she make sure the statements were reviewed by lawyers?</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Bad question. Multiple lawyers probably combed everything that was said. This is a billion dollar business they are running.</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px">Did she work to make sure the media knew that less than a pound of pot was being sold?</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Selling is selling. Quantity never seemed to be an issue.</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px">Did she work to keep the media from overblowing the story? (they did)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>That's what the media does. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px">Did she work to make sure that TCU did not exaggerate the story? (we did)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>And our story was "we're stopping this before it gets worse". That is a good story. Again, see: Penn State.</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px">This is an embarassment of the highest order, and I think she also has some responsibility. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>That's just your two cents.</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #474747"><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Moral of the story here is that TCU did what TCU had to do - they took the punch in the face and said "we screwed up, we're taking the punishment and moving on." They didn't let the Fort Worth Police control the story, they did. Win for TCU in a day that should have been a major loss.</strong></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dadinchucks, post: 1068592, member: 70811"] This topic particularly interests me as I work in PR for a Fortune 10 company based here in Dallas-Fort Worth. You do the math which one that would be. [color=#474747][size=4]She is the vice chancellor for marketing and communication. Keeping TCU from embarassing itself publicly is her JOB. She spoke briefly at the press conference, she was obviously in the loop. Why would she allow this to happen?[/size][/color] [color=#474747][size=4][b]Her job isn't to stop drug dealers from slinging weed on campus. Her job is to control the story to the best of her ability if and when it does happen. It did happen, and for maximum control she pushed for TCU to take the lead in owning the story before someone else did. That might seem odd, like telling someone you have problems when they might never find out, but this was going to inevitably get out; 17 arrests don't just not catch wind.[/b] Did she tell the chancellor this would be a media firestorm and an embarrassment to the university on a national scale?[/size][/color] [color=#474747][size=4][b]Yes. And she also surely told him that trying to cover it up would be an even bigger embarrassment. See: Penn State.[/b] Did she take the time to make sure Boschini was perfectly prepared for his statement? (he looked very out of the loop at times)[/size][/color] [color=#474747][size=4][b]By the sounds of it he had a few hours to prep at max. He did a good job all things considered.[/b] Did she take the time to review Chief McGee's moronic, overblown statement?[/size][/color] [color=#474747][size=4][b]Surely yes. [/b] Did she make sure the statements were reviewed by lawyers?[/size][/color] [color=#474747][size=4][b]Bad question. Multiple lawyers probably combed everything that was said. This is a billion dollar business they are running. [/b] Did she work to make sure the media knew that less than a pound of pot was being sold?[/size][/color] [color=#474747][size=4][b]Selling is selling. Quantity never seemed to be an issue. [/b] Did she work to keep the media from overblowing the story? (they did)[/size][/color] [color=#474747][size=4][b]That's what the media does. :-)[/b] Did she work to make sure that TCU did not exaggerate the story? (we did)[/size][/color] [color=#474747][size=4][b]And our story was "we're stopping this before it gets worse". That is a good story. Again, see: Penn State.[/b] This is an embarassment of the highest order, and I think she also has some responsibility. [/size][/color] [color=#474747][size=4][b]That's just your two cents.[/b][/size][/color] [color=#474747][size=4][b] [/b][/size][/color] [color=#474747][size=4][b]Moral of the story here is that TCU did what TCU had to do - they took the punch in the face and said "we screwed up, we're taking the punishment and moving on." They didn't let the Fort Worth Police control the story, they did. Win for TCU in a day that should have been a major loss.[/b][/size][/color] [/QUOTE]
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