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Tamra d'Estrée explains how connections formed during small group processes can later be used to quel rumor or clarify disputed facts. |
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Nancy Ferrell discusses how rumors can be controlled by opening lines of credible communication. |
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Mediator Silke Hansen describes how she gained the parties' trust by serving as a one-person rumor control team. |
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MediatorRobert Hughes reports that one aspect of an agreement after a police shooting incident was the formation of a fact-finding team. |
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Mediator Manuel Salinas describes CRS rumor control teams. |
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