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A short two-word outburst led to an extended national dialogue about decorum, authority, etiquette, and civility in an unprecedented rhetorical scenario. Unprecedented, we argue, but likely not an…
Gracie Allen’s image repair episode, in the midst of her fictional presidential campaign, reflects how humor can both help and hurt image-building efforts. Josh Compton Popular radio star…
We argue that these letters from Commissioner Goodell served more than an informational purpose; the open letters were also functioning as image repair efforts to restore fan confidence…
Upon closer inspection, each of the “repeated” strategies added a nuanced elevation. Josh Compton https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0363811113002002?via%3Dihub Arby’s, a fast food restaurant, made a marketing appeal based on geography in…
This current project turns from image repair scholarship in specific contexts and after specific infractions and instead, looks at image repair against a specific type of offense: a…
A third area that could guide future research of image repair strategies of broadcast news includes the synthesis of inoculation theory with image repair. Josh Compton The underlying premise of…
Coaches and administrators do not need to wait for a crisis before sending open letters to fans. Josh Compton & Jordan Compton https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2167479513503542 College sports coaches and administrators…
This essay also considers whether inoculation could expand the scope of conventional image repair efforts, a way to not only repair a challenge, post-hoc, but also to confer…
Open letters to fans, prior to anticipated difficult seasons, could be an optimum avenue for exploring [inoculation]. Josh Compton & Jordan Compton College sports coaches and administrators can…
Colbert’s breaking of character—a rare inconsistency—received less attention than the consistency of his characterised testimony. Josh Compton This paper surveys criticism of Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert’s Congressional testimony on…