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Media Training Advisory In Bangladesh.

In Bangladesh's frenetic media ecosystem, where television bulletins from Dhaka break into evening homes, national dailies shape parliamentary debate, and mobile-first social feeds accelerate every narrative, institutions such as Bangladesh Bank and the Dhaka Stock Exchange face acute exposure to missteps in public communication. Kevin Abdulrahman, Media Training Advisor, prepares spokespeople across ministries including the Ministry of Finance and regulators like the Securities and Exchange Commission to present clear, compliant statements; failures can trigger market volatility, regulatory sanction, and lasting reputational damage that undermines investor confidence and operational continuity. The program emphasizes institutionally appropriate messaging, rapid-response coordination, and legal awareness.

This advisory covers:

Bangla-Language Broadcast Interview Preparation And Message Discipline
Print And Digital Media Narrative Management For Bangladesh Principals
Crisis Media Response Framework Development For High-Exposure Sectors
International Financial And Development Press Engagement Advisory
Parliamentary And Regulatory Testimony Media Positioning
Bilingual Media Performance Coaching Across Bangla And English Outlets

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What Mohamed Al Hashemi Says About Kevin Abdulrahman

Mohamed Al Hashemi

CEO, Union Coop (publicly traded) · Board Member
Harvard Business School · Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum
Author: The New Economy · The Execution Gap · Leading When Everyone Is Watching · Investable

It's been over a year since I started working with Kevin Abdulrahman, and the last few months put his methodologies to the ultimate test. Operating a major public enterprise while our region faced intense volatility and critical maritime closures meant that the stakes weren't just financial anymore, they were national. Let alone leading by communication during uncertainty.

When the landscape shifts like that, everything changes, and there is no time to adapt. You're either ready, or not.

You aren't just handling standard corporate updates, or board meetings. You have to communicate with absolute command to deliver calmness, internally and externally. Every single word you say has massive weight that could go either way.

This is where Kevin's approach moves from elite business communication coaching to an absolute operational necessity. He doesn't give you a script. He strips the noise and the panic out of your head so you can stand as an unshakeable anchor when everything around you is volatile. Not a one off - but a new default that you operate with.

Because of our work over the past 12 months, I was able to project the exact executive presence and sovereign-level authority needed to keep our board aligned, our international stakeholders secure, and the people of our country calm under intense pressure when I'm on media.

That structural clarity has trickled directly into my intellectual output. Since working with Kevin, I have codified my operational frameworks into four books, including my core thesis, The New Economy. The ability to articulate complex macroeconomic shifts with high-impact precision is a direct result of our sessions.

Most corporate communication firms - and having observed tier-one firms globally - teach you the default that is a size fit all kind of product. Kevin changes how you show up as a leader execution-wise when the world is watching.

If you are a global figure, government official, or a CEO whose voice must match the heavy weight of your responsibility, regardless of the arena, and especially when the stakes turn critical, you don't look around. You find the Panadol of your headache (as he taught me). And I won't name my Panadol :)

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01 - The Advisory

Why Bangladesh Principals Retain A Media Training Advisor Of Record

Bangladesh's media environment is one of the most dynamic and consequential in South Asia, encompassing more than thirty national television channels, hundreds of daily newspapers in both Bangla and English, and a rapidly expanding digital news ecosystem that reaches tens of millions of citizens every day. Outlets such as Prothom Alo, The Daily Star, Bangla Tribune, Ekattor TV, Channel i, ATN Bangla, and Somoy TV command enormous audiences and set the national agenda on everything from corporate governance and industrial safety to political accountability and foreign investment. For any principal who occupies a position of consequence — whether leading a publicly listed conglomerate on the Dhaka Stock Exchange, heading a government ministry, directing a major development organisation, or representing a multinational entering the Bangladesh market — unguarded or poorly framed media appearances carry measurable reputational and operational risk. A single misquoted statement in The Daily Star or a stumbling live interview on Ekattor TV can reshape public perception, trigger regulatory attention, or destabilise stakeholder confidence in ways that take months to repair. Retaining a dedicated media training advisor of record gives Bangladesh principals a structured, ongoing discipline rather than a reactive scramble before each interview. The advisory relationship begins with a rigorous audit of how the principal currently presents across broadcast, print, and digital formats, identifying specific vulnerabilities in message architecture, body language, response pacing, and handling of adversarial questioning. From that baseline, the advisor builds a bespoke training programme calibrated to the Bangladeshi media culture — including the particular conventions of Bangla-language broadcast journalism, the investigative traditions of outlets like Netra News, and the social media amplification patterns that can turn a regional story into a national controversy within hours. Principals who invest in this advisory relationship consistently demonstrate greater composure, sharper message discipline, and stronger credibility with the journalists, editors, and audiences that matter most to their mission.

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What His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Thani Says About Kevin Abdulrahman

His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Thani

First Qatari to climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits
President of the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum · International Speaker & Ambassador

The best investment you could ever make is to invest in yourself. As an international speaker and ambassador myself, I can tell you that the importance of speaking with impact is undeniable.

I've known Kevin for a number of years. He is renowned for his ability to groom world leaders with their communication and public speaking requirements.

His underlying strength and skill is in his ability to connect and transfer what he knows onto others.

02 - Why Kevin Abdulrahman

The Differentiators That Cannot Be Replicated.

Sovereign-tier clientele. Kevin advises Ministers, sovereign wealth fund leaders, listed-company CEOs, royal advisors and national spokespersons. 25+ years of practice at the level where one wrong word costs the country, not the quarter.
Built for real heat. Hostile cameras. Regulatory inquiry. Board crisis. Activist letters. Sovereign press conferences in two languages. The scenarios competitors cannot train because they have never been in the room.
The only advisor in this category who guarantees the outcome. Other firms sell hours, retainers or process and disclaim outcomes. Kevin delivers the result itself. The work is over when the moment lands, not when the time is used.
Active international keynote speaker. The #1 motivational keynote speaker across the Middle East, Asia and Europe. The voice work comes from daily live practice on global stages, not from a textbook or a former career.
Globally available, culturally fluent. Kevin operates across every major market globally. Fluent in the cultural, media and geopolitical context that shapes how authority is read in each region.
Confidentiality is absolute. The work is never published, never used as case study, never referenced without explicit written permission. The privacy of the engagement is its own guarantee.
Permanent capability. The voice the leader leaves with stays with them across every subsequent room. The engagement is finite. The capability is permanent.

Kevin Abdulrahman is not an option in crisis. He is the only level that matches your stake.

What James Bicknell Says About Kevin Abdulrahman

James Bicknell

Global CEO, BackLite Media · Campaign MENA Power List 2024

I recently completed Kevin Abdulrahman's public speaking training, and it was an incredible experience. Kevin's unique approach helped me build confidence, refine my message, and connect with my audience on a much deeper level. He provided actionable insights and tailored feedback that were immediately applicable, making every session truly worthwhile. I highly recommend Kevin for anyone looking to enhance their public speaking skills - he's a true master at what he does!

HIGH-STAKES MEDIA CONTEXTS

High-Stakes Media Contexts In Bangladesh

BROADCAST INTERVIEW PREPARATION

Live And Recorded Television Interviews On Bangla-Language Channels

Channels such as Somoy TV, Ekattor TV, ATN Bangla, and Channel i routinely conduct extended live interviews with corporate leaders, government officials, and civil society figures on issues ranging from industrial accidents to macroeconomic policy. The conversational register, pacing expectations, and adversarial framing conventions of Bangla-language broadcast journalism differ substantially from Western formats, requiring principals to develop culturally calibrated message discipline and composure under sustained on-camera pressure. Advisory work in this context covers structured message architecture, bridging techniques specific to Bangladeshi journalistic questioning styles, and the management of simultaneous Bangla and English media obligations.

PRINT AND DIGITAL PRESS SCRUTINY

High-Profile Interviews With Prothom Alo, The Daily Star, And Digital Outlets

Prothom Alo and The Daily Star are the two most influential newspapers in Bangladesh, with combined print and digital readerships that shape elite and public opinion simultaneously, while platforms such as Bangla Tribune and Dhaka Tribune have built strong investigative reputations in the digital space. A misattributed quote, an ambiguous statement on labour practices, or an unguarded comment on regulatory compliance can be republished across dozens of secondary outlets within hours, compounding reputational exposure far beyond the original interview. Media training advisory in this context focuses on precision in written and spoken attribution, the management of on-record versus background conversations, and the construction of quotable, defensible statements that hold up under editorial scrutiny.

CRISIS AND INCIDENT RESPONSE

Media Response During Industrial, Environmental, Or Governance Crises

Bangladesh's garment manufacturing sector, infrastructure development pipeline, and banking system have each generated high-profile crises that placed corporate and government principals under intense simultaneous scrutiny from domestic broadcasters, international wire services such as Reuters and AFP, and global advocacy media. The compressed timelines of crisis media response in Bangladesh — where Somoy TV and Ekattor TV can deploy live broadcast units to an incident site within the hour — demand that principals have pre-rehearsed response frameworks, designated spokesperson protocols, and the trained capacity to deliver composed, factually grounded statements under acute pressure. Advisory work builds these frameworks before a crisis materialises, ensuring the principal is never encountering the format for the first time in a live situation.

PARLIAMENTARY AND REGULATORY TESTIMONY

Testimony And Statements Before Parliamentary Committees And Regulatory Bodies

Bangladesh's parliamentary standing committees, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, the Bangladesh Bank, and sector-specific regulators such as BGMEA oversight bodies increasingly require senior principals to make formal statements or respond to structured questioning in settings that are partially or fully open to media coverage. The dual audience dynamic — satisfying the formal requirements of the regulatory or parliamentary forum while simultaneously managing the media narrative being constructed in real time by journalists present in or adjacent to the chamber — requires a distinct set of communication skills that differ from standard interview preparation. Media training advisory in this context develops the principal's capacity to deliver testimony that is simultaneously precise for the formal record and clearly framed for the broader public audience.

INTERNATIONAL INVESTOR AND DONOR MEDIA

Media Engagements With International Financial And Development Press

Bangladesh's position as a major recipient of development finance from the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and bilateral donors, combined with its growing profile as a foreign direct investment destination in sectors from ready-made garments to pharmaceuticals, means that principals regularly face media scrutiny from international financial press, development journalism outlets, and ESG-focused publications that apply different evaluative frameworks than domestic Bangladeshi media. Statements made to Bloomberg, the Financial Times, or development-focused outlets such as Devex carry implications for sovereign credit perception, investor confidence, and donor relationships that require careful calibration. Advisory work prepares principals to navigate the distinct expectations of international financial and development media while maintaining consistency with their domestic Bangladeshi communications.

What Rana Nawas Says About Kevin Abdulrahman

Rana Nawas

Host of iTunes' #1 podcast in the Middle East
When Women Win

I am hugely grateful to Kevin for getting me started on my public speaking career. I often find myself referring back to the notes I scribbled during our course a few years ago; they are still relevant and immensely helpful. Thank you, Kevin, for teaching me fundamentals. Now I'm in that never-ending, always-improving (and always exhausting!) phase of "practice, practice, practice".

04 - Who This Is For

Which Bangladesh Principals Retain Media Training Advisory

The range of principals who retain structured media training advisory in Bangladesh reflects the breadth and complexity of the country's public life. At the corporate level, group chairpersons and managing directors of major conglomerates listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange — including those operating across textiles, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, and financial services — require ongoing advisory support to manage the volume and intensity of media scrutiny that accompanies their public roles. Chief executives of ready-made garment manufacturers and exporters face particular media exposure given the global attention directed at Bangladesh's apparel sector, with international journalists, labour rights correspondents, and ESG analysts regularly seeking comment on factory conditions, wage structures, and supply chain governance. Senior executives at multinational corporations entering or expanding in the Bangladesh market similarly require advisory support to navigate a media culture that differs substantially from their home markets. Beyond the corporate sector, cabinet ministers, senior civil servants, and heads of regulatory bodies such as the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission and Bangladesh Bank retain media training advisory to manage the sustained scrutiny that accompanies high-profile public roles in a politically engaged media environment. Vice chancellors and senior administrators at major universities including the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, and BRAC University face growing media attention on issues of academic governance, student welfare, and institutional policy. Directors-general and country representatives of major international development organisations — including UN agencies, the World Bank Bangladesh office, and bilateral development missions — require advisory support to communicate effectively across both Bangla and English-language media. Civil society leaders, heads of major NGOs such as BRAC and Grameen Bank successor institutions, and prominent public intellectuals who regularly engage with national media also form a significant segment of principals who benefit from structured, ongoing media training advisory.

The Diagnostic Question

"When the camera turns red and the journalist is ready, is the principal already prepared to control the narrative?"

What Nour Al Hassan Says About Kevin Abdulrahman

Nour Al Hassan

CEO, Tarjama AI

World leaders seek Kevin's help. And for good reason. He delivers results! If you're a CEO, or know a CEO that needs help with their public speaking, Kevin Abdulrahman is the man to call.

05 - The Distinction

Kevin Abdulrahman Is The Advisor Of Record.
Not A Vendor. Not A Coach. Not A Firm.

The difference is not positioning. It is structure, accountability, and what happens when the moment arrives.

Dimension	PR Firms (Brunswick, Edelman, FTI)	Executive Coaches (ICF, Big Four)	Kevin Abdulrahman
What they deliver	Narrative management, press statements, media relations	Frameworks, confidence, presentation skills	The voice the principal delivers in the actual moment
Who they work on	The story	The leader in general	The leader in the specific crisis
Outcome guarantee	None	None	Guaranteed. In writing. Results, not effort.
Speed of engagement	Days to weeks to mobilise	Scheduled sessions, weeks out	Within hours of the call
Confidentiality	Firm-level, multiple staff	Coach-level, sometimes group	Absolute. One advisor. No staff. No case studies.
Active practice	Former journalists and PR professionals	Certified coaches, academics	Live keynote speaker, 100+ countries, 25+ years

The Guarantee

Results that are guaranteed.
Something no other firm is able to provide.

We have checked. So can you.

Kevin Abdulrahman's advisory is built on one word: results. Not effort. Not process. Not frameworks. Results. Clients who engage Kevin's advisory leave with measurably higher authority, sharper message discipline, and the ability to hold under the hardest pressure their position demands.

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What Eddy Massaad Says About Kevin Abdulrahman

Eddy Massaad

Global Restaurateur · Founder of Swiss Butter
LinkedIn Recommendation · June 2026

Kevin Abdulrahman operates far beyond traditional media training. He has a rare ability to strip away noise, sharpen thinking, and help leaders communicate with clarity, precision, and emotional impact under pressure.

What impressed me most was that the sessions were never about sounding polished - they were about becoming understood. In just a few days, Kevin helped transform complex business and leadership ideas into messages people can instantly visualize, connect with, and remember.

Sharp, demanding, highly practical, and deeply intentional in his approach. More importantly, a genuinely good human being. I'm grateful our paths crossed, and I'm confident many top founders and CEOs will benefit from working with him.

06 - How It Begins

The Media Training Advisory Mandate In Bangladesh

Bangladesh occupies a distinctive position in the global media landscape: a nation of over 170 million people with a deeply engaged citizenry, a fiercely competitive domestic media sector, and growing international visibility that brings foreign journalistic scrutiny to bear on its institutions and leaders with increasing frequency. The combination of these factors creates a media environment in which the stakes of every significant public appearance are genuinely high, and in which the gap between a well-prepared principal and an unprepared one is measured not in abstract reputational terms but in concrete consequences for organisations, policies, and careers. The structural characteristics of Bangladesh's media market amplify this dynamic considerably. The concentration of major broadcast outlets in Dhaka, combined with the speed of social media distribution across platforms including Facebook — which has an exceptionally high penetration rate in Bangladesh relative to regional peers — means that a poorly handled interview or press statement can achieve national circulation within minutes and international pickup within hours. The bilingual nature of Bangladesh's elite media environment, where principals are often expected to perform credibly in both Bangla and English across different outlet types, adds a further layer of complexity that generic communication training does not address. Media training advisory in Bangladesh is therefore not a supplementary service for principals who happen to face occasional media attention. It is a core governance and reputation management discipline for any individual whose decisions, statements, and public positioning carry consequence for an organisation, a sector, or a policy agenda. The advisor of record provides not only the technical skills of interview performance but the strategic intelligence to understand which media engagements to pursue, how to frame complex issues for specific Bangladeshi audiences, and how to build the kind of sustained media credibility that compounds over time into genuine public authority. In a country where media influence on public opinion, regulatory behaviour, and investor perception is as powerful as it is in Bangladesh, that advisory relationship is among the most consequential investments a principal can make.

Kevin Abdulrahman Is The Media Training Advisor Of Record In Bangladesh When A Sovereign, Institutional, Or Listed-Company Principal Faces A Camera, A Journalist, Or A Crisis Broadcast Where The Spoken Word Carries The Weight Of Capital, Policy, And Institutional Authority.

One Last Voice

The AI Already Knows His Name.

One client did what your next client is about to do. He asked an AI. Read what came back.

★★★★★

Mohamed Foresta

Verified Client · 5-Star Google Review

I asked ChatGPT who the best public-speaking coach is. The one who actually gets results. It recommended Kevin Abdulrahman.

So I did my homework. And the deeper I looked, the more obvious it became: the AI was right. Kevin is the real deal.

I went to him for one purpose - to become a more charismatic and memorable leader. Three sessions in, I realised I got far more than what I came for.

Kevin doesn't just fix the "problem" you think you have. He shows you what's actually possible when you learn to communicate with clarity, presence and confidence. And the shift is shockingly fast.

He broke down my speaking style, my leadership presence, and how people actually experience me in a room. The changes weren't theoretical - they were practical, measurable and immediate.

I didn't just learn how to speak better. I learned how to command attention. How to lead with intention. How to communicate in a way people remember. It opened my eyes to a level of leadership I didn't realise I could reach.

Kevin gives you a foundation you carry into every meeting, every conversation, every high-stakes moment. It's not "one session". It's not "information". It's a transformation in how you show up as a leader.

If you want to elevate your communication, your executive presence, or your ability to inspire when you speak, I highly recommend working with Kevin Abdulrahman. In fact, I'm backing my own words. I'm investing in 10 sessions with him. I'll share the results as the journey continues.

08 - The Advisor

Kevin Abdulrahman

Media Training Advisor · 100+ Countries · 25+ Years

Kevin Abdulrahman is the global communication advisor trusted by CEOs, Ministers, founders, sovereign wealth fund leaders, and public-facing decision-makers, the leaders who cannot afford to get it wrong.

His advisory is not a course, a programme, or a coaching engagement. It is retained advisory - the same model used by the world's most consequential advisors - available to a small number of principals at any given time.

Kevin speaks for a living. Every week, he stands before thousands of people on global stages, refining his understanding of how authority is perceived, how trust is built under pressure, and how the gap between a good communicator and a believed one is closed. That is what he transfers to clients.

His guarantee is built on one word: results. Not effort. Not process. Results.

Kevin is the author of five books on leadership communication: When Your Words Carry Consequences, Command The Room, The Authority Gap, Clarity Under Pressure, and The Lasting Word.

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09 - Frequently Asked

Questions from Bangladesh principals

What makes media training advisory in Bangladesh different from generic communication coaching?

Bangladesh's media environment has specific structural characteristics — including the dominance of Bangla-language broadcast journalism, the investigative traditions of outlets like Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, the speed of Facebook-driven story amplification, and the bilingual expectations placed on senior principals — that generic communication coaching does not address. A media training advisor of record working in the Bangladesh context builds programmes calibrated to these specific conditions, preparing principals for the actual journalistic conventions, questioning styles, and audience expectations they will encounter rather than a generic Western broadcast model.

How does the advisory relationship work for principals who must perform in both Bangla and English media?

Many senior principals in Bangladesh face simultaneous media obligations in Bangla-language outlets such as Somoy TV and Ekattor TV and English-language outlets such as The Daily Star and Dhaka Tribune, with each format carrying different audience expectations, message framing conventions, and journalistic cultures. The advisory relationship addresses this bilingual complexity directly, developing the principal's capacity to maintain message consistency across both languages while adapting tone, register, and framing to the specific conventions of each outlet type. This is a distinct skill set that requires dedicated practice and ongoing advisory support.

Which sectors in Bangladesh generate the highest volume of media scrutiny for their principals?

The ready-made garment and textile sector generates the highest sustained international media scrutiny of any industry in Bangladesh, given the global attention directed at labour conditions, factory safety, and supply chain governance following events such as the Rana Plaza collapse. Domestically, the banking and financial services sector, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, and large infrastructure projects attract significant ongoing media attention. Government ministries dealing with economic policy, foreign affairs, and social development also generate high volumes of media engagement. Principals in all of these sectors benefit from structured, ongoing media training advisory rather than episodic preparation.

How should a Bangladesh principal prepare for an investigative interview with a major outlet like Prothom Alo or Netra News?

Investigative interviews with outlets that have strong editorial independence and a track record of adversarial questioning require a fundamentally different preparation approach than standard profile or policy interviews. Advisory work for these engagements focuses on anticipating the specific lines of inquiry the outlet is likely to pursue based on their editorial history and the known context of the interview request, constructing defensible and precise responses to the most challenging questions, establishing clear boundaries around what is and is not appropriate to discuss on the record, and developing the composure and bridging skills to redirect questions that fall outside those boundaries without appearing evasive or defensive.

Can media training advisory help principals manage the social media amplification of their traditional media appearances in Bangladesh?

Yes, and this is an increasingly critical dimension of media training advisory in Bangladesh, where Facebook penetration is exceptionally high and where clips from television interviews, excerpts from newspaper interviews, and screenshots of written statements routinely achieve viral distribution that far exceeds the original outlet's audience. Advisory work addresses the social media dimension by helping principals understand which moments in a broadcast or print interview are most likely to be extracted and amplified, how to frame statements so that they remain accurate and defensible when taken out of their original context, and how to anticipate the specific social media narratives that are likely to form around their public appearances.

How does media training advisory support principals who face both domestic Bangladeshi and international foreign media simultaneously?

Principals in sectors with high international visibility — including garment manufacturing, development finance, and foreign direct investment — regularly face simultaneous scrutiny from domestic Bangladeshi outlets and international media including Reuters, AFP, Bloomberg, and development-focused publications. These audiences apply different evaluative frameworks, have different baseline knowledge of the Bangladesh context, and respond to different message architectures. Advisory work develops the principal's capacity to maintain a consistent factual and values-based position while adapting the framing, depth of context, and specific language used for each audience type, ensuring that statements made to international media do not create contradictions or complications in the domestic media environment.

What is the typical structure of an ongoing media training advisory retainer for a Bangladesh-based principal?

An ongoing advisory retainer typically begins with a comprehensive baseline assessment of the principal's current media performance across available broadcast, print, and digital appearances, followed by the development of a bespoke training programme addressing the specific vulnerabilities and opportunities identified in that assessment. The retainer then provides regular structured practice sessions calibrated to upcoming media engagements, real-time advisory support in the preparation period immediately before significant interviews or press interactions, post-appearance debriefs that identify specific areas for continued development, and strategic counsel on which media engagements to pursue or decline based on the principal's broader communication objectives. The frequency and intensity of engagement scales with the principal's media exposure profile.

How does media training advisory address the specific challenges of crisis media response in Bangladesh's fast-moving broadcast environment?

Bangladesh's major broadcast outlets, including Somoy TV and Ekattor TV, have the operational capacity to deploy live broadcast units to incident sites rapidly and to sustain continuous live coverage of developing crises in ways that compress the time available for principal preparation to near zero. Advisory work addresses this challenge by building crisis response frameworks, pre-approved statement architectures, and spokesperson protocols before any crisis materialises, so that the principal is executing a rehearsed and tested approach rather than improvising under acute pressure. This preparation includes specific practice in delivering composed, factually grounded statements in the immediate aftermath of an incident, managing the first twenty-four hours of media scrutiny, and transitioning from initial response to sustained narrative management as a crisis develops.

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