Who should use the Crisis Communications skill?

It is specifically designed for journalists, editors, PR teams, and corporate communications professionals who need to coordinate responses under time pressure.

Does the skill include templates for public statements?

Yes, it provides standardized Markdown templates for initial holding statements, factual corrections, clarifications, and formal retractions.

Can I use this for social media management during a crisis?

Yes, it features a social media response decision tree and monitoring logic to track mentions, analyze sentiment, and identify high-priority misinformation that requires a response.

What is the Crisis Communications skill used for?

It provides structured frameworks, checklists, and templates to help media and PR professionals manage breaking news and organizational crises with accuracy and speed.

How does this skill help with fact-checking?

It includes a rapid verification framework that triages claims based on source credibility, corroboration, and urgency, helping users decide whether to publish, hold, or monitor information.

Crisis Communications

Name: Crisis Communications
Author: jamditis

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Content Management

Provides rapid-response frameworks, verification protocols, and communication templates for journalists and PR professionals managing high-pressure events.

The Crisis Communications skill is a specialized toolkit designed for newsrooms, public relations teams, and media professionals who need to maintain accuracy and coordination during breaking news or organizational crises. It equips Claude with standardized protocols for the critical first 30 minutes of an event, featuring Python-based escalation matrices to categorize crisis levels and rapid verification workflows to combat the spread of misinformation. By providing structured templates for holding statements, corrections, and social media monitoring, this skill ensures that communications remain professional, factual, and timely even under extreme pressure.

Key Features

0141 GitHub stars

02Social media monitoring logic for sentiment analysis and response decision-making

03Standardized communication templates for statements, corrections, and retractions

04Automated escalation matrices to determine crisis severity levels

05Rapid verification framework for real-time fact-checking and claim triage

06Breaking news protocols with immediate action checklists for newsrooms

Use Cases

01Drafting accurate organizational responses and holding statements during a PR crisis

02Managing real-time newsroom coordination during rapidly evolving breaking news events

03Verifying viral claims and monitoring social media sentiment to counter misinformation

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add jamditis/claude-skills-journalism crisis-communications

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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