1. Backing it Up
   Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
   Published: 1999
   If you say something in a media interview, make sure you can back it up.
2. Building Media Relationships
   How to Establish, Maintain, and Develop Long-Term Relationships
   Resource Type: Book
   Published: 2009
   Sommers wrote this guide to teach how media can be used to raise an organization's public profile and improve its connection with the target audience.
3. A Crisis by Any Other Name
   Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
   Published: 2002
   The role of communications in a crisis.
4. Crisis Communications
   Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
   Published: 1997
   Being prepared for a crisis is second best only to avoiding one altogether.
5. Crisis Communications Checklist
   Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
   Published: 2000
   Nothing impresses like real confidence, and only advance planning can bestow it.
6. Don Fenton
   Media Profile in Sources
   Resource Type: Organization
   
7. In Times of Crisis
   Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
   Published: 2003
   As anyone facing a crowded room of reporters during an emergency will tell you, effective crisis communications is paramount in overcoming the predicament.
8. Simon Fraser University
   Media Profile in Sources
   Resource Type: Organization
   
9. The Sources HotLink
   Resource Type: Internet WWW site
   Published: 2009
   A website and newsletter dealing with media relations strategies.
10. Sources media training
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2009
    Media training to ensure that you are ready to handle media interviews. Topics include Message making, Staying newsworthy, Safe spokesperson techniques, Preparation and relaxation techniques, Media ethics and expectations. Simulations of all media venues including talk shows, double enders, stand-up interviews and scrums, print columnists, videographers, and editorial boards.
11. Surviving and Thriving in a Crisis
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    Published: 2001
    Surviving and thriving in a crisis means joining hands for support and sharing information clearly, effectively and with respect for the human condition. Remember, you're never alone in a crisis # it just feels that way.

Experts on Crisis Communications in the Sources Directory

1. Simon Fraser University
2. The Sources HotLink