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Image repair of fake news: The Washington Elm in Cambridge, Massachusetts

A little over two miles from the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, Massachusetts—the site of the 115th Annual Eastern Communication Association Convention—the Washington Elm stood for decades until it…

Conversation starter: Image prepare, preemptive image repair, and inoculation theory in the preface to Winans’ (1938) Speech-making

[S]ome of the rhetorical moves Winans makes, I contend, are doing particularly notable work, with a focus toward image prepare—the preemptive use of image-building strategies against anticipated attacks….

Playoff losses, mayoral politics, image repair, and inoculation: Open letter sport communication

Our analysis adds to a growing body of sport image repair scholarship and adds to the theorizing of inoculation strategies in the face of disappointing seasons or losses.

–JOSH COMPTON & JORDAN COMPTON

Conversation starter: Image prepare, preemptive image repair, and inoculation theory in the preface to Winans’ (1938) Speech-making

The preface to James Winans’ Speech-making—an influential early text on public speaking—is analyzed from the perspective of image repair, with special attention to inoculation theory-based image building strategies Josh…

Chapter: Inoculation against/as character assassination

Routledge Handbook of Character Assassination and Reputation Management What can distinguish inoculation theory as it relates to character assassination is, foremost, its timing. Conventional inoculation is a preemptive…

Late night television comedy, mid-afternoon congressional testimony: Attacks on Stephen Colbert’s House Judiciary committee appearance

Colbert’s breaking of character—a rare inconsistency—received less attention than the consistency of his characterised testimony. Josh Compton https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/2040610X.2019.1623439 This analysis examines criticism of Stephen Colbert’s congressional testimony on…

Image attacks, image repair, and rhetorical pivots

One main finding of this analysis is that, in a vacuum, Trump’s image repair statement reflected mostly rhetorically consistent strategies and tactics. Even after revelations that some of…

No explanation image repair

What we have in this image repair case seems to be a form of aporia—of talking about not being able to talk about something. Josh Compton Steve Rannazzisi, comedian…

When weather forecasters are wrong

It would also be of interest to explore whether weather forecasters could preempt image attacks, prior to inevitable wrong forecasts. The rhetorical approach of image prepare might be one option….

The athlete’s image, visual representation, and image repair/image prepare

What she did next, though, stretches the boundaries of image repair, engaging in something more in line with image prepare—an approach in line with inoculation theory—to anticipate and prepare…