Thanks to my daughter, addisoneyandle, I’ve watched so much Love Island USA the last two weeks that I’ve started taking PR notes. Since it’s summer time, we’ve had appointment streaming almost every night. It’s either On Patrol: Live or loveislandusa. I know, go ahead and prepare our Parents of the Year trophy now. A 20-year career in PR will ruin reality TV for you. Ask aeyandle how many times I will pause Real Housewives of Rhode Island to ask a PR or crisis question. I can’t watch a single episode without my brain thinking about a crisis communications plan if I or my kids were on reality TV. We kicked off our ☀️ vacation last week with the first “Movie Night” episode. Naturally, I jotted down six things I’ve witnessed that the villa can teach us about communications: 🎭 Authenticity wins, even on a dating show. Audiences (and reporters, and stakeholders) can tell when something’s manufactured. Same rules apply outside the villa. 👣 Your digital footprint lives forever. Old t...