The Coldplay Concert Scandal That Took Down a CEO

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King Charles and Charles Spencer: Name the Move

Buckingham Palace does not comment on books. It has said so for a hundred years. Last week it said it again, inside a comment on a book.Charles Spencer, Diana's brother, writes that Charles sounded "giddily elated" on a phone call after Diana died. That is his account, and nobody ...  Show more

Ed Sheeran Stood In The Middle of Macklemore and Kraft And Became The Headline

Three television news networks asked Molly McPherson to break down the Macklemore, Ed Sheeran and Robert Kraft story this week. She said no to all three. Not because it is not a story, but because the frame they wanted turns a crisis communication lesson into a verdict on a war, ...  Show more

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