Eric Rose who leads the EKA crisis and reputation practice is quoted in the Columbia Missourian discussing the University of Missouri’s “Make it Right” campaign aimed at the NCAA. “People are wondering: Is the NCAA, as a governing body, still in the best position to oversee collegiate athletics?” Eric Rose, a crisis strategist at Englander Knabe and Allen in Los Angeles, said. “There’s a bigger conversation in sports going on about the NCAA’s role in collegiate athletics. What happened to Missouri is symptomatic of what many people feel is wrong about a system that is arbitrary.”

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Congratulations to EKA Partner Alex Cherin for being recognized by the Los Angeles Press Club National Arts & Entertainment Awards for his OC Weekly article, “Where Have You Gone, Wally George?” The judges remarked: A particularly insightful article about the power of professional public discourse.

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Eric Rose, a Partner with firm Englander Knabe & Allen and a nationally recognized crisis and reputation management expert and is quoted in a story about Wynn Resorts rallying executives for Massachusetts gaming hearing. “If Wynn Resorts is going to make a bold move it must be done immediately because the importance of the(Massachusetts gaming license cannot be overstated.” Rose said a strong showing of board members at the hearing would “show regulators that there’s a new sheriff in town — that there’s a new senior management team that doesn’t look like or reflect the values of Steve Wynn,” he said, referencing the new women named to the board. “It’s a remarkable not only public relations move, but also a shrewd business move that will demonstrate to regulators that the management team looks different and is different and they can be confident in finding the operator suitable for a license,” he said.

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EKA managing partner Matt Knabe is featured in an interview at The Native Influence. Click here to read the complete article.

Media monitoring service Critical Mention posted a blog item detailing how EKA uses their software service to keep track of client activities and mentions on the web:

Just like Critical Mention, EKA follows the latest trends that aim at improving and maintaining brands. Having access to real-time media monitoring allows EKA to provide clients with instant news.

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EKA partner Eric Rose was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article, “Fixing the 737 Max has been hard. Getting people aboard may be harder:”

Other experts suggest airlines and Boeing take a more reserved approach by first publicly accepting responsibility for the plane’s safety problems and then explaining how the plane has been fixed. “It’s an overused word but it applies here: They have to be transparent,” said Eric Rose, a crisis management consultant with Englander Knabe & Allen in Los Angeles.

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EKA partner Eric Rose co-authored a new piece at WitnessLA.com with Thom Weidlich on the recent news story of an LASD deputy’s false shooting claim and an analysis of how the department handled the situation from a crisis communications perspective.

From what we have learned of the probe into what happened that day, it is clear that the department personnel handling the investigation did an excellent job. The investigators were very detailed in their work and allowed themselves no preconceived notions about the incident. They let the evidence (or lack thereof) guide their efforts.

At the same time, when it came to the way the LASD leadership handled their communication to the public about Reinosa’s false claims, they squandered the opportunity on several fronts — timing, thoroughness, and transparency.

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Matt Knabe is featured in the Native Society, a publication that highlights changemakers, storytellers, disruptors & entrepreneurs with a question and answer profile.

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The Real Deal published a recent news item entitled “LA’s hired guns” that features Englander Knabe and calls the firm “one of the most connected and effective players in LA.  The story also quotes EKA Partner Jeff McConnell.

Englander Knabe & Allen Senior Vice President Alex Cherin recently published a reminiscence in OCWeekly.com about childhood memories of an XTRA-AM “treasure hunt” promotion. Click here to read the article. The piece was recently given a journalism award from the Los Angeles Press Club. Congratulations, Alex!