Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
Journalist blacklist controversy in Johnny & Associates press conference
FTI Consulting's Japanese operation helped organize a press conference concerning sexual-abuse allegations involving Johnny Kitagawa, the late founder of Johnny & Associates. The company acknowledged preparing a list of journalists who should not be called on and another list of journalists who should preferably receive a question opportunity. The disclosure prompted criticism over press access and event transparency.
2020
Alleged grassroots fossil-fuel advocacy operations
The New York Times reported that FTI Consulting had helped create, staff, and operate organizations and websites financed by energy companies that were presented as grassroots supporters of fossil-fuel initiatives. The reporting raised concerns about disclosure, astroturfing, and the use of communications expertise to obscure the interests behind advocacy campaigns.