Via Chicago Tribune:

Suburban law enforcement officials who followed the news of the police shooting of an unarmed African-American man in Ferguson, Mo., last summer and the widespread protests that erupted soon after are examining their strategies for dealing with high-profile incidents in hopes of avoiding similar upheaval.

One item on some of their lists: brushing up on tactics for dealing with the press.

A half-day training session offered last month in Orland Park by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police titled “Media Relations Training: Don’t Be the Next Ferguson, Missouri!” drew about 70 police officials, a particularly good turnout compared with their other training events, according to executive director Ed Wojcicki.

“I think people saw Ferguson as an ‘Oh, my gosh’ and said, ‘I don’t want an “Oh, my gosh” in Orland Park,'” he said. “I think they see that if an officer has to use deadly force, that’s a matter for investigation, but in public relations, they can do a better job than Ferguson did.”