Intro: FIR Interview with Leila Janah coming this week, FIR Podcast Network shows make Cision top 50 PR/Marketing podcasts recommendations;

Quick News: Tweets now appear in Google search results, communication leaders aren’t leading very well, 110 photojournalists run National Geographic’s Instagram account, the immorality of mobile ad blockers; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop:

News That Fits: Two tales of failure in communication and leadership: Amtrak in the wake of the deadly Philadelphia derailment, how Thomas Cook turned a Greek holiday tragedy into a business crisis; Dan York’s Tech Report: EuroDig, WSIS, IANA and more; listener comments in the FIR Podcast Community on Google+; how to implement WhatsApp messaging in your business; Igloo Software promo; the past week on the FIR Podcast Network; a crisis story to watch: FIFA 2015 presidential election;

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report for May 25, 2015: An 89-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.

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So, until Monday June 1…

(Cross-posted from the FIR Podcast Network blog.)