{"id":29539,"date":"2018-05-03T16:06:14","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T16:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=29539"},"modified":"2018-05-03T16:06:14","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T16:06:14","slug":"ual-hires-communications-pro-the-airline-needs-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=29539","title":{"rendered":"UAL hires communications pro; the airline needs him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Josh Earnest earned his PR stripes serving as press secretary during the second term of Barack Obama’s presidency.<\/p>\n

He’s now got a new gig that looks to be every bit as challenging — if not more so — as trying to convey a presidential message.<\/p>\n

Earnest is now vice president<\/a> in charge of communications for United Airlines, the carrier that has been bombarded with negative publicity over the past year.<\/p>\n

Do you remember the gentleman who was dragged off a UAL flight because he declined to give up his seat? It was caught on video as the cops wrestled the guy off the plane. Not a good moment.<\/p>\n

Oh, and then just recently we had the issue of the puppy that died after being stored in the overhead luggage bin, also aboard a UAL flight. Bad news, too.<\/p>\n

Earnest will be asked to convey the airline’s message as it continues to struggle to regain its footing in the wake of these high-profile incidents.<\/p>\n

Good luck, Josh Earnest. Just don’t turn into a corporate propagandist.<\/p>\n\n

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