Communications & Media Consultants for Local Government
crisis management,
strategic communications,
media training,
and public outreach.
We are your Special Advisors:
Having the option to work with an experienced communicator on a contract basis allows municipal governments and small businesses to bring in high-level expertise without the long-term commitment of a full-time hire. It's also a low risk way to address your immediate needs while you assess your long-term strategy.
Engage with Brian Andrews and our resources to help you effectively manage any situation attracting intense media or public scrutiny. We will work together to ensure transparency, authenticity, and clear messaging to your most important audiences.
The News Directors offer crisis communications, messaging strategy, media relations, PIO/external comms, and special project management contract services. Our team works with local governments on high profile issues and with law firms handling high stakes litigation.
Brian uses his more than 30 years of experience in external communications, journalism, media production, and local government to help clients communicate, engage and get results.
Brian has received specialized training from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and holds an FEMA APIO (advanced public information officer) designation. He's worked at the scene of numerous man made and natural disasters and has experience running a JIC (Joint Information Center) during critical incidents. From the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Brian has completed training for Managing Communications after an Aircraft accident/incident and Family Assistance Center Operations. He has also completed training in responding to mass violence and terrorism with the Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute of the Florida Attorney General's Office.
Prior to his work in strategic & crisis communications, Brian spent decades in international journalism both in front of and behind the camera. He reported on some of the biggest stories of our generation while working at major local and network TV news operations in Miami, Washington, New York and Bogota, Colombia.
Brian also holds an Executive Certificate in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education program.
The News Directors is proud to have be affiliated with the Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Southwest Florida League of Cities.
We have a solution to your situation!
From contracted news gathering and video production efforts to full fledged crisis and communications response strategies, our team is available to help.
