Writing
Essays on regulation, reputation and public trust.
An essay every two weeks on how new technology gets governed, and on the communications, coalitions and public sentiment that shape the outcome.
Essays
The first essay is in progress.
New essays will appear here and in the newsletter. If you'd like the first one when it's published, send a note and I'll make sure you get it.
Coming
A free public affairs curriculum
This is a 12-part series, published one chapter a month, on how public affairs and corporate communications work in practice. Each chapter includes an essay, a conversation with a practitioner, and applications to current news. It's written for mid-career professionals, journalists and anyone moving into the field.
- Foundations of public affairs
- Issues management
- Crisis communications
- Litigation communications
- Government affairs & lobbying
- Media relations
- Corporate reputation & trust
- Stakeholder mapping & coalition-building
- Digital, social & AI
- Executive communications
- State & local government affairs: the California Capitol
- Ethics, disinformation & the trust deficit