JPMorgan, Viral Allegations, and the Importance of Narrative Control

The sexual misconduct allegations involving JPMorgan Chase and one of its senior executives has quickly garnered widespread online attention since the lawsuit was first filed in late April, 2026. In the suit, a former employee of the bank accused a senior female executive of coercive sexual abuse, drugging, racist remarks, and using professional influence to …

Honest PR? A Justification for the Crisis Communications Profession

In the perception of more than a few people, crisis communications is the art of twisting or hiding the truth, aka ‘spin’. Shows like scandal have done much to promote that narrative, but so have harmful actions by some PR professionals, like in the recent Lively/Baldoni debacle. But in the same way that lawyers (who also get their share of negative preconceptions) are motivated by a range of values, professionals in the crisis management space are too.