Every day the media is crowded with individuals and organisatons who find themselves in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. Based on publicly available information and media comment we give our perspective on some recent high profile issues.

Issues

• MMR Vaccine - responding to parents anxieties
  
  
• Toxic toys - understanding and anticipating risk
  
  
• Mobile telephones - communicating the risk
  
  
• AIDS drugs in Africa - managing emotive issues
  
  
• Nanotechnology - proactive communication to avoid the fear factor
  
  

• Formula 1 - United States Grand Prix boycott over tyre safety
  
  
• Branston - managing your way out of a pickle
  
  
• Sudan 1 - managing a food product recall
  
  
• P & O Cruises - Aurora cruise cancellation
  
  
• 2004 Olympic Scandals - drug testing and vote buying
  
  
• Coca-Cola's product scare in Belgium - misreading the public mood
  
  
• Ford and Firestone - confusion of ownership slows the crisis response
  
  
• Thomas Cook - getting it right