Comments on: Drudge, a Judge and an Institution’s Reputation http://wordymouth.com/courts/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/ A bloviation on the practice of public relations. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Michael Sommermeyer http://wordymouth.com/courts/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/comment-page-1/#comment-6311 Michael Sommermeyer Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:08:54 +0000 http://wordymouth.com/2007/05/30/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/#comment-6311 Stephen, No. I just got busy and didn't catch all of the comments right away. You're in and your comments are appreciated. <g></g> Stephen,

No. I just got busy and didn’t catch all of the comments right away. You’re in and your comments are appreciated.

]]> By: media mindshare: on news, technology & media relations Public, private and the role of PR « http://wordymouth.com/courts/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/comment-page-1/#comment-6300 media mindshare: on news, technology & media relations Public, private and the role of PR « Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:43:36 +0000 http://wordymouth.com/2007/05/30/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/#comment-6300 [...] My comment on her post (Private equity and public relations) is on her site, so I won’t reprint here. It’s similar to a comment about trasparency in p.r. for publicly listed corporations that I recently added to the discussion around a recent post on goverment PR by Michael Sommermeyer (Drudge, a Judge and an Institution?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Reputation). [...] [...] My comment on her post (Private equity and public relations) is on her site, so I won’t reprint here. It’s similar to a comment about trasparency in p.r. for publicly listed corporations that I recently added to the discussion around a recent post on goverment PR by Michael Sommermeyer (Drudge, a Judge and an Institution?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Reputation). [...]

]]> By: Michael Tangeman @ Media Mindshare http://wordymouth.com/courts/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/comment-page-1/#comment-6299 Michael Tangeman @ Media Mindshare Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:57:08 +0000 http://wordymouth.com/2007/05/30/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/#comment-6299 You're spot on in your assessment that the courts needed to "reveal as much as possible about the matter and accept the consequences." You work in government, where it's more obvious that the "reputation of the institution must be guarded and public accountability must be demonstrated." But, I think your reference to Enron also raises a related issue for "private" sector p.r. in this regard. With the rise of institutional investment (public pension funds, insurance funds, etc) in the 1970s fueling the massive expansion of the U.S. stock markets, the "private" sector has in our time become increasingly "public." As the Enron case proved, the health and welfare of the publicly listed corporation has vast implications for the well-being of institutional and individual investors and countless mom-and-pop shareholders who bet their life savings on the reputation of that corporate institution. I would therefore say, and am sure you'll agree, that the transparency and accountability you so rightly identified as necessary in public sector p.r. also holds for the private sector -- certainly for publicly listed corporations. Had Enron cut loose Ken Lay and cohorts early on and protected the institution, there might have been something salvageable there for shareholders, large and small. Instead, Enron made a huge mistake protecting the individuals and ended up besmirching the reputation of the institution to such an extent that they lost everything. Private sector or not, the public interest suffered, big time! You’re spot on in your assessment that the courts needed to “reveal as much as possible about the matter and accept the consequences.”

You work in government, where it’s more obvious that the “reputation of the institution must be guarded and public accountability must be demonstrated.” But, I think your reference to Enron also raises a related issue for “private” sector p.r. in this regard.

With the rise of institutional investment (public pension funds, insurance funds, etc) in the 1970s fueling the massive expansion of the U.S. stock markets, the “private” sector has in our time become increasingly “public.” As the Enron case proved, the health and welfare of the publicly listed corporation has vast implications for the well-being of institutional and individual investors and countless mom-and-pop shareholders who bet their life savings on the reputation of that corporate institution.

I would therefore say, and am sure you’ll agree, that the transparency and accountability you so rightly identified as necessary in public sector p.r. also holds for the private sector — certainly for publicly listed corporations. Had Enron cut loose Ken Lay and cohorts early on and protected the institution, there might have been something salvageable there for shareholders, large and small.

Instead, Enron made a huge mistake protecting the individuals and ended up besmirching the reputation of the institution to such an extent that they lost everything. Private sector or not, the public interest suffered, big time!

]]> By: Stephen http://wordymouth.com/courts/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/comment-page-1/#comment-6287 Stephen Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:24:27 +0000 http://wordymouth.com/2007/05/30/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/#comment-6287 Is there some reason why my comments were rejected, and the only comments you allowed state: "You?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢re doing the right thing, Michael" and "Absolutely the right call, Michael"? Is there some reason why my comments were rejected, and the only comments you allowed state: “You?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢re doing the right thing, Michael” and “Absolutely the right call, Michael”?

]]> By: Stephen http://wordymouth.com/courts/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/comment-page-1/#comment-6286 Stephen Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:55:57 +0000 http://wordymouth.com/2007/05/30/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/#comment-6286 PS: You also omitted my favorite Judge Halverson news story: Judge's husband has long rap sheet Edward Halverson's past includes at least 10 arrests, prison time By BRIAN HAYNES REVIEW-JOURNAL (Full text at http://www.lvrj.com/news/7700407.html) PS: You also omitted my favorite Judge Halverson news story:

Judge’s husband has long rap sheet

Edward Halverson’s past includes at least 10 arrests, prison time

By BRIAN HAYNES
REVIEW-JOURNAL
(Full text at http://www.lvrj.com/news/7700407.html)

]]> By: Stephen http://wordymouth.com/courts/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/comment-page-1/#comment-6285 Stephen Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:24:32 +0000 http://wordymouth.com/2007/05/30/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/#comment-6285 There has been a snowball of bad Judge Halverson publicity since your last post, e.g.: Today: June 04, 2007 at 12:47:7 PDT Lawyers opt out of judge's courtroom By Sam Skolnik Las Vegas Sun ?¢‚Ǩ?ìLawyers are fleeing her courtroom in droves.?¢‚Ǩ¬ù (Full text at http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/lv-other/2007/jun/04/566621522.html) Today: June 04, 2007 at 12:41:42 PDT Halverson cooking her own goose? Halverson's appeal may have prompted an investigation By Sam Skolnik Las Vegas Sun ?¢‚Ǩ?ìBut three people contacted by the Sun who are knowledgeable about the case are hinting that a [Nevada] commission [o Judicial Discipline] investigation has been ongoing for weeks - and that the agency also may have already issued Halverson an interim order of suspension.?¢‚Ǩ¬ù (Full text at: http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/lv-other/2007/jun/04/566682877.html) There has been a snowball of bad Judge Halverson publicity since your last post, e.g.:

Today: June 04, 2007 at 12:47:7 PDT
Lawyers opt out of judge’s courtroom
By Sam Skolnik
Las Vegas Sun
?¢‚Ǩ?ìLawyers are fleeing her courtroom in droves.?¢‚Ǩ¬ù
(Full text at http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/lv-other/2007/jun/04/566621522.html)

Today: June 04, 2007 at 12:41:42 PDT
Halverson cooking her own goose?
Halverson’s appeal may have prompted an investigation
By Sam Skolnik
Las Vegas Sun
?¢‚Ǩ?ìBut three people contacted by the Sun who are knowledgeable about the case are hinting that a [Nevada] commission [o Judicial Discipline] investigation has been ongoing for weeks – and that the agency also may have already issued Halverson an interim order of suspension.?¢‚Ǩ¬ù

(Full text at: http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/lv-other/2007/jun/04/566682877.html)

]]> By: Jason Ryan http://wordymouth.com/courts/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/comment-page-1/#comment-6279 Jason Ryan Thu, 31 May 2007 07:35:15 +0000 http://wordymouth.com/2007/05/30/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/#comment-6279 Absolutely the right call, Michael. With levels of trust in public institutions in decline the world over, it is critical that public servants are particularly sedulous in their commitment to the core values of a democratic public service: accountability, transparency & political neutrality. Great post. Please continue to track this issue for us all. Absolutely the right call, Michael. With levels of trust in public institutions in decline the world over, it is critical that public servants are particularly sedulous in their commitment to the core values of a democratic public service: accountability, transparency & political neutrality.
Great post. Please continue to track this issue for us all.

]]> By: Ike http://wordymouth.com/courts/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/comment-page-1/#comment-6278 Ike Thu, 31 May 2007 04:05:14 +0000 http://wordymouth.com/2007/05/30/drudge-a-judge-and-an-institutions-reputation/#comment-6278 Wow. This one has all kinds of nuclear potential. You're doing the right thing, Michael. Your job is to manage the reputation of the Courts - not of each individual court. If the judges at the center of the showdown want to employ their own private spokespeople, that's certainly more permissible than bringing their own security. (And circumventing security protocols in a courthouse is abuse of power, no matter how much one believes the threat.) Call them like you see them, Michael. And I'll call it like I see it... there's an immediate opening for an opinionated woman at "The View." Wow. This one has all kinds of nuclear potential.

You’re doing the right thing, Michael. Your job is to manage the reputation of the Courts – not of each individual court. If the judges at the center of the showdown want to employ their own private spokespeople, that’s certainly more permissible than bringing their own security. (And circumventing security protocols in a courthouse is abuse of power, no matter how much one believes the threat.)

Call them like you see them, Michael. And I’ll call it like I see it… there’s an immediate opening for an opinionated woman at “The View.”

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