Current Events. Through a PR and legal lens.

Dive into the issues of the day and how they're managed by lawyers and PR teams. Cam and Ewan look at current events, case studies, crises, and questions from the audience to help individuals and companies avoid scandal and remain a step ahead of competitors.

Episode 17

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3rd Aug 2020

Episode #17: Crisis Comms Expert Edward Segal on Communicating COVID and Facebook's Fumbles. Also: New Work Contracts, "Karen", and Success Addiction

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Episode 16

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26th Jul 2020

Episode #16: How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Nailed Her Speech, the Seattle Kraken Give a Lesson in Marketing, and Unsafe Workplaces

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Episode 15

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20th Jul 2020

Episode #15: Can You be Forced to Wear a Mask? Also: PR Tips from a Veteran Spin Doctor, Canada v. USA, Trump's Twitter, and a Homeless Baseball Team

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Episode 14

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13th Jul 2020

Episode #14: What is TikTok, and Why are Governments Banning It? Plus Discrimination on Religious Grounds and Robinhood

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Episode 13

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6th Jul 2020

Episode #13: United Airlines Hits Some PR Turbulence, Hong Kong Falls, Advertisers Unlike Facebook, and Vietnam and Canada Find COVID Success

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About the Podcast

PR & Law
Hosted by Cam and Ewan
A podcast that dives deep into the world of news, scandals, conflicts, and embarrassments each week, then dissects it from a legal and PR point of view. Along the way, there's a lot of practical legal and PR information that people can actually use. It's recorded live each week from Hong Kong and Toronto.

We also love to take questions! Whether it's about employment law, PR, or anything else, just tag us on social media with #PRLawPod and we'll answer your question on the show.

The podcast is published each week on Sunday afternoon Eastern Time / Monday morning in Hong Kong.

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About your hosts

Cam MacMurchy

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Cam has more than 13 years of experience in corporate and digital communications including senior leadership roles at large listed companies such as MTR, HKEX, and Tencent. He was a journalist in a past life, and still contributes to popular Apple news website 9to5Mac.com and curates a regular newsletter on PR and communications called Digital Bits. He also co-founded and lead The Nanfang, a popular China news and social site, with Ewan from 2011 to 2016.

Ewan Christie

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Ewan is a founding Partner at Duntrune LLP in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a boutique litigation firm specializing in Employment Law. He was also a co-founder of The Nanfang, a popular news and information site based in Southern China from 2011-2016.