Defamation, breach of privacy or confidence, harassment, malinformation, breach of agreements or professional codes: all reasons for editorial and content producers to engage in mediation with the people, organisations and products they feature.
However, sometimes relationships can go off track for other reasons, such as a change in editorial line or sentiment, an honest but damaging mistake, a change in personnel and more.
When off-the-record, background briefings and Chatham House rules don’t off the protection for full and frank discussion and problem solving, the condfidentiality of mediation can help to resolve matters and repair relationships.