comms

"There's this entire industrial complex around democratic politicians. PR people and comms people, and everything has to be vetted... AOC just goes on Instagram and she talks to people."

One of the things that I think is really important is that there's this entire industrial complex around Democratic politicians, PR people and comms people.

"I think the comms decision was 'let's say as little as possible and let's try to dampen down community feeling by saying, 'no, there's nothing to see here',' which of course then created a narrative that was exploited by misinformation and disinformation."

“Whoever was managing the maps or managing the comms was not on their game.”

The trust's fundraising and comms officer said while whale sightings were common around the islands at this time of year, it was something the trust enjoyed looking out for.