title: [How to master the media in a crisis].
abstract: MEDIA COVERAGE OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE:                  This article outlines communication preceding media coverage of medical malpractice in hospitals. It is vital to understand how journalists operate. In order to succeed, it is necessary to communicate a core message conveying expertise, frankness and a sense of responsibility. If a press report contains libel or slander, claims for injunctive relief, correction and counterstatement may be invoked.
  Finally, the article makes suggestions for precautions in preparing for reactions in a potential crisis.
authors: GRAEF Rechtsanwälte, Jungfrauenthal 8, 20149 Hamburg, Deutschland. rauda@graef.eu
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authors: Rauda
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D005858:Germany; D006739:Hospital Administration; D033181:Information Dissemination; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008402:Mass Media / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011641:Public Relations