PRSay

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Each September, PRSA recognizes Public Relations Ethics Month, supported by programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). This year’s theme, Public Relations Ethics: Strengthening Our Core, guides a special focus on the six core values highlighted in the PRSA Code of Ethics.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Each September, PRSA recognizes Public Relations Ethics Month, supported by programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). This year’s theme, Public Relations Ethics: Strengthening Our Core, guides a special focus on the six core values highlighted in the PRSA Code of Ethics.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

As PR practitioners, every day presents a new opportunity to reinforce our commitment to ethics. Better yet, what do you do when your allegiance to the company you work for directly contradicts the moral framework of your career? But what happens when you discover that your organization doesn’t share your belief in that commitment?

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Businesses are increasingly viewed as more ethical and competent than government, media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Business is ethical and competent. According to the survey, business was the only institution that respondents classified as both ethical and competent. It’s not about you, your company or products.

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PRSay

JUNE 4, 2019

A few months ago, I read something from a PR professional that revealed a certain amount of confusion over the matter of investor relations (IR) and ethics. Compounding this in the piece was the casual and repeated use of the term “ethical dilemma” when describing an ethical choice or decision. Simplifying our ethical choices.

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PRSay

JULY 23, 2024

For further reading on this topic: PRSA released a comprehensive framework titled “Promise and Pitfalls: The Ethical Use of AI for Public Relations Practitioners” last fall. The report, authored by PRSA’s Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS), results from extensive research, expert input and peer review.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

PRSA provides educational opportunities to explore ethics in public relations year-round. PRSA recognizes Ethics Month each September to bring increased attention to the communications profession’s core foundation. Visit this link for additional programming and ethics resources.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Whether the issue stems from a product failure, a public relations misstep, or an ethical controversy, the damage to a brands reputation can be significant. Customers, stakeholders, and employees may all feel betrayed, making it difficult to regain their confidence.

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Reputation Us

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Impact : Companies failing to meet ESG expectations risk public backlash, divestments, and difficulty attracting talent. Greenwashing accusations, where companies are perceived as overstating their ESG efforts, can be particularly damaging. Impact : Lack of AI oversight can lead to reputational damage if not properly managed.

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Reputation Us

MARCH 17, 2025

Ranging from 1 to 100, this score helps identify key areas where a company may need to allocate resources to improve or address perceptions and reputation vulnerabilities. The RHS, if properly implemented, can provide an industry standardor benchmark year-over-yearby which a companys reputation can be measured and showcased.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Its implosion was in large part due to first-rate reporting by The Wall Street Journal’s John Carreyrou, yet Carreyrou was originally tipped off a company insider. Just two months ago, luggage company Away grappled with reputation stumbles after employees shared internal slack messages that unpacked a punitive workplace culture.

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PRSay

MARCH 19, 2018

A recurring discussion at Ethisphere’s two-day Global Ethics Summit in New York City was how diversity and inclusion initiatives are changing the way businesses operate, altering everything from hiring practices and internal communications to consumer outreach. Job candidates want to know about company diversity.

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Agility PR Solutions

MARCH 21, 2022

For the 16th year, ethical business standards firm Ethisphere has announced the 136 honorees representing 22 countries and 45 industries that have earned the coveted designation of World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2022.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

OCTOBER 11, 2023

MediaRadar’s CNN Ad Spend Insight Following Chris Licht’s departure from CNN, advertising intelligence company MediaRadar analyzed ad spend data for the network. The National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) responded by emphasizing the need for increased employee training to deal with the human element involved in many cyber threats.

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PR News

JULY 25, 2018

During the winter and summer holidays the PR department of a big pharma company sends employees a note about the company’s views on issues that might arise during conversations with friends and family at social gatherings.

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Flack's Revenge

AUGUST 6, 2019

What all these companies have in common is a cadre of leaders ready to stick to their principles and take the heat. In recent weeks, though, that relationship has soured over the company’s refusal to agree to a similar moratorium in another environmentally sensitive region of Brazil and… its failure to meet its anti-deforestation targets.

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5W PR

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

PR professionals now operate in an environment where public opinion shifts rapidly, and social movements can mobilize massive audiences against brands perceived to have crossed ethical lines. Research shows that 63% of a company’s market value is attributed to its reputation.

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Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Joining me this week’s episode is Tatevik Simonyan , the co-founder and director of communications and international relations at SPRING PR company in Armenia. I first met Tatevik when I was looking to expand the ethics cases outside of the US. What is the most difficult ethical challenge you’ve confronted in your career?

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Ethical Voices

AUGUST 29, 2022

He discusses a number of important public relations ethics issues including: What to do when a client asks you to hide their identity as part of a coalition. How to make sure your employees understand how you value ethics. What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted at work?

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Mindful Marketing

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Advertising gaffes, which may reach millions, are much more damaging and difficult to roll back, so why do some of the world’s most creative companies and brightest people continue to make promotional faux pas, and what can be done to avoid them? Some companies suggest such principles in their mission statements.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2023

I’ve been writing this monthly column about PR technology companies for nearly five years – and I’m still continuously reminded that while these companies make software for communicators, they are not typically communication experts. In doing so, it joins at least five other PR tech companies that have done the same.

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5W PR

APRIL 10, 2025

Defense technology companies face strict regulations around exporting products, services, and technical data internationally. The Society for Corporate Compliance and Ethics recommends establishing formal processes for legal review of external communications about regulated technologies and activities.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MARCH 6, 2017

Most companies hire PR agencies to help them get out positive news. This comes after Susan Fowler, who spent an eventful year as an Uber engineer, wrote a blog post detailing a culture of relentless sexual harassment, gender bias, and cutthroat competition at the company. What’s an honest company to do?

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Solo PR Pro

AUGUST 4, 2020

Why it's important to make ethical behavior more than what you do at work but who you are all the time. This study validates the importance of not simply “towing the line” for professional purposes but also integrating ethics into our overall conduct. Ethics is not a uniform that we discard after hours. In his recent Inc.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). Please join the discussion via #PRSAChat and #EthicsMonth, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, webinars and Twitter Chats throughout the month. Let values guide you.

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Ethical Voices

APRIL 2, 2025

I worked in the industry for over 20 years working for a large company, a small company, for myself, for an agency, and then I had a really wonderful and surprising opportunity to move into academia. What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted at work? You had a bunch of angry employees, some of them left.

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Ethical Voices

JULY 25, 2022

She discusses a number of important ethical issues, including: Why we need to trust but verify. How to make your employees understand and live your values. Ethics and predatory lending. I started my career at Rubenstein Associates, had a really solid and ethics filled foundation from them. Ethics is actions, not words.

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Ethical Voices

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

She discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: How do we ethically ask questions in research? What to absolutely never, ever do when conducting research for a PR campaign Ethical challenges with AI in PR Why don’t you tell me about yourself and your career? PRSA had a poster, “Act Ethically and Carry On”.

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PRSay

MARCH 7, 2022

Through actions and words, many companies are also clarifying their firm beliefs that this horrific situation must end. As you think about what steps your company can take, here are some elements to consider: Start by asking how best you can contribute or add to the conversation. What are your employees saying?

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Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 30, 2014

I will be talking about mobile, data and wearable technology as the drivers and ethics, real time and content as the issues. We’ll look at ethics and governance. Is the fact that every company is a media company a threat or an opportunity? Private companies pose more of a threat than governments ever could.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 5, 2019

Mega-agency Edelman recently made waves by resigning a lucrative engagement working with for-profit corrections company The GEO Group, a top contractor for ICE. On closer examination, the Edelman/GEO Group situation is a great example of what not to do when faced with an ethical quandary.

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Ethical Voices

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Once again, I didn’t have to look far for ethics stories this week. I strongly encourage everyone to read the HBR study on what ethical failures customers are least likely to accept. There are also videos and Webinars from PRSA and PRCA and a link to some great ethics swag. . Do you want to start an ethics discussion?

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PR Job Coach

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

You might want to also include other elements that are important to you in a job such as ethical behavior, salary, perks, health care coverage, 401K, free lunch, Friday beer bashes, free donuts in the morning, etc. Is the company itself a leader? Does the company demonstrate operational flexibility? You get the idea.

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PRSay

AUGUST 13, 2020

Some of us are fortunate to work for companies that tell employees to bring their whole selves to work, that invest in corporate social responsibility and that act as responsible members of their communities. Take a fresh look at the PRSA Code of Ethics , especially the core value of “Loyalty.”

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Ethical Voices

MAY 8, 2023

She was one of the first people I interviewed when Ethical Voices launched in 2019, and I figured it was time to have her back, particularly because Ethisphere recently released an updated list of the World’s Most Ethical companies. What are the top ethics issues facing companies? We look at five categories.

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PRSay

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Will you be able to legally, ethically, reputationally defend the advice you gave? Some executives on the McKinsey team had to realize what they were doing (or being asked to do) was wrong — ethically, morally, perhaps legally. How do your words make you look as a person? Voice your concerns — often.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 15, 2018

Social media has redefined crisis response in three important ways: outlet options, messaging speed and employee engagement. The proliferation of new media outlets has changed everything about how companies communicate. Employee evangelists are made, not born. Guest Post by Laurel Kennedy. A Reason to Speak. Messages to Share.

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