Fall 2022 PR Cases Ch 10-Cultural Considerations Discussion by Dr. Jennifer Robinette https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22 - Step 1: Be sure you are logged in to Padlet. - Post your case presentation by clicking on the + sign under the appropriate column. - Review each case presentation. - Post at least one comment on each case. - Use your arrow keys to scroll over and down. en-us 2022-08-29 01:39:43 UTC 2026-01-04 06:21:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30e.png To post your Case Presentation... jrcommdoc https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2274110853 - Be sure you are logged in to Padlet so your post won't be anonymous.
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1. Hong Kong Disneyland went through careful planning. What went wrong or what could have been done better to avoid these problems? 
2. Do you think Disney should have focused more on improving Hong Kong or was it a good idea to fix their problems by designing a Shanghai Disneyland? 
3. What do you think of Disney’s decision to not issue any corporate news releases and have managers respond the media requests? Was this an effective strategy? ]]> 2022-11-13 22:29:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2381873297 natalietisler https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2382015001 https://marist.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=324e9dd5-2a32-45ee-85e7-af4d00167051

1. Do you think that Google and the other tech companies involved should have been required to disclose that user search results were being altered? 

2. What other media tactics do you think Google could have utilized and what would the impact of them been? 

3. Compare and contrast how Google and Yahoo responded. Do you think that one handled the situation better than the other? ]]> 2022-11-14 01:26:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2382015001 madisonali12 https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2385575906 Hi Ryan, great presentation! Although Hong Kong Disneyland and heads at both parties involved went through careful planning, they did not conduct the right planning and research. For years there has been ongoing battles between Western ideals and the Asian government when it comes to ethical issues clashing with cultural norms. This is a top that is widely discouraged and frowned upon by American and European activists and environmental groups. Just simply by searching shark fin soup numerous videos of finless animals being let back in the ocean surface, legislation against such practices, and methods for fisherman to hunt sharks and other animals ethically and sustainability. Both organizations should have taken this into consideration and noted how large of an issue this practice had the capability to become. ]]> 2022-11-15 21:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2385575906 madisonali12 https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2385596958 Hi Natalie, great work! To answer your first question, two of the PRSA code of ethics are disclosure of information and a free flow of communication. Because google and other tech companies are trusting these providers with their information, passwords, and use of receiving answers or information I think google should have let their consumers know that the results would be offered. The trickiness lies in the government censorship. Because google has to adhere to the rules handed down from Chinese officials, they should have released a public statement condoning this behavior and make the public aware of it. ]]> 2022-11-15 22:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2385596958 Edwin Ryan Containing Deadly Marburg Virus edwinryan2 https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2387537353 https://marist.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=729c639f-d293-4178-a4b9-af500014ab71
1: Do you think The World Health Organization is wrong for attmepting to stop the spread of the virus with minimal planning in terms of cultural or ritualistic burials or processes?

2: What factors of the case study stuck out to you as the MOST detrimental to the success towards the containment of the Marburg Virus?

3: Do you think that infrastructure (or a lack thereof) had substantial effect on the organizations capacity to carry out their mission?
]]> 2022-11-17 01:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2387537353 Kyra's Response https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2388716310 I think instead of arguing that "finning rarely happens" Disney should have had a more receptive and conciliatory response. It should not have taken a whole month for them to remove that item. I also think that when environmentalists complained pre opening Disney should have done better environmental scanning for other environmental issues, helping them avoid further controversy. 

I think something important is that Hong Kong is not mainland China. This is an ongoing issue. So providing a "better" experience for the Shanghai Disneyland should not be assumed to be a fix for Hong Kong. Even those political issues aside, it's not fair to not improve the Hong Kong Disneyland because there's another Chinese Disneyland. 

I think it was good that the Hong Kong Disneyland managers responded. They are local to the area and would have a better understanding of what is culturally and socially appropriate. Whereas, with the organizational media that Disney did use, they had an American speak on their behalf.

]]> 2022-11-17 17:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2388716310 kyraching1 https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2388744459 Yes, tech companies should be required to disclose that user search results were being altered. If they had new policies relevant to users in China, they could have used Weibo, because that's the major social media platform in China. As for the wider global community of Google users, they could use more western/international platforms like Facebook and Twitter. I do not like Yahoo's response. I understand China's censorship policies are a huge deal and there was no easy way to navigate this situation for Yahoo. However, their aid in the identification of a Chinese human rights journalist is very disturbing. On the other side, Google's changing of search results is a huge issue as well. However, I think this is also bigger than the companies. As mentioned in the presentation, the US probably needs to regulate on the companies' behalf to try protect them from being obligated to do these things. Or the companies may just have to pull out of China if they cannot operate there without being compliant in human rights abuses?]]> 2022-11-17 18:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2388744459 madisonali12 https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2389421226 Hi Edwin, great work! I think the World Health Organization was far more successful in their corrective actions than their proactive actions. In my opinion the WHO should have conducted more environmental scanning and other proactive approaches in order to better manage the criss at hand. The company should have researched more information on cultural and ritualistic processes and cultures and furthermore, more research and testing on disease spread and control. For corrective actions, the organization worked directly with employees at the heart of it all and hired individuals with selective and diverse backgrounds to develop meaningful relationships with the residents at the center of this case. ]]> 2022-11-18 05:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2389421226 kyraching1 https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2391155028 Yes, the World Health Organization should have done as much planning as possible in regards to cultural and ritualistic burials or processes. Even if they were worried about the health risks of gathering for burials or processes, they should have done as much research as possible. Something critically detrimental to the success of containing the Marburg Virus was was that communication tactics were implemented late. Furthermore, when they did implement those communication tactics the first time, they failed to do enough research

]]> 2022-11-19 23:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2391155028 alexandrarossi11 https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2391172328 I think that the World Health Organization was trying to do anything they could, and while it was not a good environment for change, I feel as though action over inaction is always better. I think the lack of understanding of the virus caused the virus to spread more because people were not aware of the ways that it could be spread. Yes, I feel as though if there were more resources and facilities the organizations would have been able to better and more quickly contain the virus.]]> 2022-11-20 01:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2391172328 alexandrarossi11 https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2391172380 Hong Kong Disneyland could have used proactive measures to see that the name of the soup or issues like the overcrowding could have been an issue. They should have taken notes from their previous parks and seen what those parks did better. I think opening the new park shows that they learned from their mistakes and that they can open a park that won’t go downhill. Opening the Shanghai location gave them a fresh start. I do not this it was an effective strategy to not have the managers respond to the media requests and to not issue any corporate news releases. It is important to say something rather than nothing and the managers could have acted as spokespersons for Hong Kong Disneyland.]]> 2022-11-20 01:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2391172380 alexandrarossi11 https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2391172463 Yes, I feel as though they definitely should have been required to disclose that information. People need to know that what they are searching and getting results on is not every resource available, as that can change their views on certain things. They could have maybe given more information on why things had to be censored. This would have lessened the amount of negative backlash they received. I personally think that google handled the situation because they gave more thorough reasoning as to why this was happening and immediately added a disclosure notice. Yahoo simply stated that they were obligated to comply with the government.]]> 2022-11-20 01:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2391172463 Some Responses and blanket statement edwinryan2 https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2404434640 Hi Abigail- thanks for responding, I agree with your point about their tenacity towards limiting the spread of the virus. I also agreed with your points surrounding how they could have been more respectful of customs and traditions that they may be imposing upon.

Hi Sarah - Great points. A common theme across most answers here is the WHO's disingenuous lack of planning overall. your point surrounding their eager prioritization of limiting the spread really opened my eyes to the fact that it was more of a selfish approach from the who and other organizations. 

Hi Sophia - I really liked your point about poor audience communication, I think it had extremely adverse effects on their initial failure of limiting the spread due to inciting public fear. They definitely could have utilized stronger communication to have had a stronger acceptance from the communities that they were within.

 Hi Margaret- I totally agree with the WHO not being at fault for trying to contain a deadly virus. But your following points really emphasize the issue I was trying to portray within my presentation. especially just giving the people common decency. thanks!

Hi Alexis - i really tried to emphasize how they were extremely disingenuous towards their cultural practices. Though i tried to emphasize how towards the end of their time in the communities they turned around and approached them from a better standpoint of education, foundation, and aid.

Hi Alyssa - I really appreciate you acknowledging the anthropological approach towards attacking viruses and situations like this. It seems to be a necessary approach to being wholly sure of what cultures you will be entering while also protecting their traditions and rituals to the highest degree of safety. Thanks!

The common theme that can be taken away from your interpretations surrounded a common theme. That them surrounded an emphasis the issues faced by those affected by the Marburg virus, along with the issues that said people faced by those trying to contain the virus. overall the initial issue faced was a lack of planning or overall respect towards those effected. disingenuous is a great term to describe their initial approach, but when they finally took a step back and tried to educate and arm those at risk with the neccesary knowledge and supplies. anropological research is necesarry to the success of providing trustworthy beneficial aid to those at risk of infection, or for any real case for that matter. thank you all for taking the time to listen a little about how containing the deadly Marburg virus almost went catastrophically wrong, but ended up being contained shortly after the correct approach was found and utilized.


]]> 2022-12-01 01:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2404434640 morganvb72 https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2417366389 Hi Ed!
It appears that a negative elements was the delayed implementation of communications strategies. The timeframe did not work. However, I could tell that seeking to contain the mayhem by keeping the general public ignorant about the problem. Nevertheless, this kind of circumstance requires prompt action. Since it caused mistrust amongst groups, I believe there might have been greater interaction.]]> 2022-12-12 06:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2417366389 morganvb72 https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2417368243 Hello Ryan
hello Ryan fantastic presentation Regarding your first query, I believe Disney should have conducted more extensive study and consulted with a wider range of people while in Hong Kong. Albeit with significant study, it may be challenging to anticipate what customers would think of some of these items and business operations, notably if doing so across cultural boundaries. Despite the fact that everything turned out well for Disney, I believe they could have experienced more accomplishment if they had tackled the problems and variables affecting the park.]]> 2022-12-12 06:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2417368243 morganvb72 https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2417369794

Hi Natalie, 
Consumers put a lot of faith in the technologies they employ. Discussion meetings are an essential media tactic that Google might have employed in addition to a press briefing. They may have worked more to communicate alongside their clients and ensure the privacy of their data. All things considered, I think Google should reap the benefits of this to boost their credibility.]]> 2022-12-12 06:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jrcommdoc/PRCases_Cultural_Fall22/wish/2417369794