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Timeline of a crisis: Starbucks' racial bias training
The java giant closed all stores for racial bias training after two black men were arrested in Philadelphia earlier this year.
Timeline of a crisis: Intel's security meltdowns
How an industry-wide cyber flaw became an Intel scandal
Timeline of a crisis: How Equifax botched its breach
The company ignored a cybersecurity risk that endangered the personal information of millions of U.S. residents.
Timeline of a crisis: The fall of Bell Pottinger
A cautionary tale about how one of the U.K.'s best-known PR firms caused its own destruction through an ill-advised campaign that stoked racial division in South Africa
Timeline of a crisis: Harvey Weinstein's downfall
The Harvey Weinstein scandal cast a shadow that loomed over Hollywood, social media, politics, and PR. Weinstein's position as a preeminent producer came cascading down.
The timeline of the CNN and Project Veritas saga
Self-styled anti-corruption nonprofit website Project Veritas took aim at CNN with the aim of backing up the claims of President Donald Trump that the cable network peddles "fake news."
The timeline of 'pink slime'
The saga of what happens when a phrase as emotive as "pink slime" drives the narrative around a mass-consumption meat product in the United States
Timeline of a Wild Fyre
A gathering of wealthy socialites in the Bahamas descended into farce as partygoers ended up gnawing on gnarly cheese sandwiches rather than rubbing shoulders with glamorous models and influencers.
Timeline of a crisis: United Airlines
United Airlines suffered the mother of all social media crises when a video of law enforcement officers dragging a passenger forcibly off one of its planes went viral.
Timeline of a crisis: USA Gymnastics
U.S.A. Gymnastics struggled to demonstrate transparency and commitment to athlete safety when accusations emerged in the media about child sexual assault on its watch.