Expert panel to share tips on coping with reputational crisis at CommsCon conference

Tim Burrowes

February 24, 2014 3:23

Communications experts will share case studies of how they helped brands through a public relations crisis in a session at next month’s CommsCon conference.

CommsCon – aimed at PR and communications professionals and organised by Mumbrella’s parent company Focal Attractions – takes place in Sydney on Thursday March 20.

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The session on reputation management will see Kirstin Devitt, MD of KDPR, share her experiences of helping a casino client with its communications following the tragic drowning of a guest. And public affairs professional Andrew Woodward will discuss how he helped Indonesian tourism authorities communicate with Australians after the Bali bombings.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.