ProfNet Experts Available on Zika Legal Liability, Political Prose

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EXPERT ALERTS

• Unique and Intentional Communication Styles of Both Presidential Candidates
• Can Someone Sue You for a Zika Infection?

MEDIA JOBS

• Producer – CBS News (NY)
• Producer – NBC Universal (MA)
• Investigative Reporter – Killeen Daily Herald (TX)

OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES

• Blog Profiles: Higher Education Blogs
• Media Insider: Instagram Most Engaging, BuzzFeed Multiplies
• The Five Types of Journalists Using Social Media 

EXPERT ALERTS:

Unique and Intentional Communication Styles of Both Presidential Candidates
Ken Tucker
Author, Executive Trainer and Political Conversation Strategist
TAG Consulting
Tucker is able to explain why Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are winning and/or losing using a conversation audit that he created. Says Tucker: "Both presidential candidates, as they use conversation, whether in interviews, speeches or debates, are more or less effective in convincing their audience. By analyzing each candidate's use of conversation, we can measure and relatively predict how effective they are at getting their audience to take action (vote for them), process ideas (think differently and favorably about them), and change behavior (vote for them instead)."
Tucker is a bestselling author and sought after speaker. He is author of "Are You Fascinated? The Four People You Need to Succeed," produced by Dailey Swann Publishing in August 2009. He also authored "Intentional Conversations: How to Rethink Everyday Conversation and Transform Your Career," and "Intentional Relationships: How to Work and Succeed with Others" -- both published by Familius LLC in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Tucker coauthored "Animals, Inc.: a Business Parable for the 21st Century," published by Warner Books in February 2004 and, "The Leadership Triangle." He also contributed to "Your Intentional Difference: One Word Changes Everything," with Todd Hahn and Shane Roberson.
Tucker has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He was selected as a Kellogg Fellow in 1998. He has been interviewed by Sam Donaldson of ABC News. He has also appeared on Bloomberg Television in New York, the FOX-affiliate in Oklahoma City, and the CBS/CW-affiliate in Detroit, Michigan. He has been a keynote speaker sharing the platform at times with General Colin Powell, General Norman Schwarzkopf, Jim Collins and Marcus Buckingham.
Website: https://www.tagconsulting.org
Contact: Dwann Rollinson, [email protected]

Can Someone Sue You for a Zika Infection?
Robert Ryan
Civil Law Attorney
Kuzyk Law, LLP.
What we already know about the Zika virus is that it poses the largest threat to pregnant women and their fetuses. What you may not know are the different levels of liability involved in contracting this virus. In other words, can you sue someone if you become infected with Zika? Says Ryan: "The first and most obvious risk is to health care workers, in hospitals and clinics, who may be exposed to the virus in connection with their job responsibilities. All employers in the U.S. have an obligation to provide a safe workplace for their employees. Any employee who contracts Zika as a result of unsafe practices or procedures by their employer could have a claim for resulting damages, including to an unborn baby. We now also know that Zika can be sexually transmitted, which could give rise to legal liability by individuals to their partners who engage in sexual relations knowing they have the virus. There were a number of cases in the U.S. following the herpes epidemic in the 1980's where damages were awarded to people who contracted the virus as a result of having sex with a partner who was aware they were themselves infected. During the AIDS epidemic in the 1990's, both civil and in some rare cases criminal liability was imposed on people who were aware they were infected by the AIDS virus, and who nevertheless engaged in unprotected sex with unsuspecting partners. It remains to be seen whether similar claims arise out of the current public health crises posed by the Zika virus."
Ryan is a Los Angeles area attorney who has built a successful practice litigating in state and federal courts throughout California. After rising to membership in a Beverly Hills-based complex litigation boutique, Ryan made the life-altering decision 15 years ago to re-focus his practice on representing only individuals injured or killed in accidents. He heads the Litigation Department at California-based Kuzyk Law, the largest law firm in Northern Los Angeles
Website: http://kuzyklaw.com
Contact: Ryan McCormick, [email protected]

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OTHER NEWS & RESOURCES:

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• FEDERAL REGISTER GIVES JOURNALISTS SOMETHING TO CHEW ON. If you're a general assignment reporter, you might not be aware of a helpful resource available to you: The Federal Register. The website, which is updated daily at 6 a.m., includes proposed rules and regulations that may help you generate relevant stories of particular interest to your viewers. Find out more about it here: http://prn.to/2c4x9Fv
• BLOG PROFILES: EVENT PLANNING BLOGS. Each week, PR Newswire's Audience Relations group selects an industry or subject and a handful of blogs that do a good job with promoting and contributing to the conversation. This week, we look at blogs covering event planning: http://bit.ly/2c5Pbvn
• UNIVISION EXPANDS MILLENNIAL REACH. As audiences grow and consume news in different ways, media organizations are doing what they can to keep up. In the multicultural space, Hispanic broadcast TV behemoth Univision recently agreed to buy Gawker Media for $135 million. The purchase is just the latest in a string of non-Hispanic online acquisitions to be integrated into Univision's Fusion Media Group. As a result, Univision is catapulting into a position where they may become a leading voice of the new America. Read more: http://bit.ly/2cmcyij

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