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The Consequences of Misinformation

PRSay

MARCH 19, 2021

As public-square speakers were eventually replaced by newspapers, and then radio and television, a set of journalistic ethics would lay the foundation for news gathering and reporting. Then came the internet and citizen journalism. Guide and coach others. Take a stance for truth.

Ethics

Ethics Construction Television Radio

How to best counsel your client when they want to respond unethically to an unethical competitor – Tatevik Simonyan

Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 28, 2024

I first met Tatevik when I was looking to expand the ethics cases outside of the US. Tatevik discusses How to best counsel your client when they want to respond unethically to an unethical competitor How to react calmly and ethically in highly emotional crises Should PR create a global code of ethics for influencer marketing?

Ethics

Ethics How To Crisis Internal

Perception Management

Doctor Spin

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Source: Organization Development Journal 3 Hargis, M. & Organization Development Journal. Lippmann argued that: People do not experience reality directly; instead, they construct their understanding of the world through pictures in their heads. Organization Development Journal. & Watt, John. 5 Lippmann, Walter.

Ethics

Ethics Journalism Crisis Communications Public Affairs

A Virginia Tech Professor’s APR Journey

PRSay

JULY 6, 2017

I am a professor of public relations, and my job requires me to publish in peer-reviewed journals, teach undergraduate and graduate courses, and serve on university and convention committees. They were warm and very welcoming, and I walked away thinking that it was similar to getting constructive feedback from PR colleagues.

Study

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Behind the Headlines With Rich Oppel

Cision

MAY 4, 2016

How do you think your background in journalism will help you in this new role? How did you make the switch from journalism to PR? I ended 45 years in journalism when I retired as editor of the Austin American-Statesman in 2008, so it didn’t feel like a “switch” so much as completing one phase of my life. They all get it.

Newspapers

Newspapers Journalism Pitching Report

PRoust Questionnaire: José Manuel Velasco

PR Conversations

APRIL 24, 2018

Probably because of my background in journalism (see the next answer), the thing I continue to enjoy the most is writing (for effective communications). For that matter, I don’t know why I felt at a young age the “call” of journalism, as there was no family tradition in this type of career. Why do you work in PR?

Journalism

Journalism Ethics Film Construction

PR and Content Marketing Insights from the Edelman Trust Barometer

Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

I study organizational persuasion for a living and I knew this was not bona fide journalism. Some clever guy with a political bent bought a domain and polished up a site to look like journalism. There is something wrong with perpetuating erroneous information and dressing it up to look like journalism.

Content Marketing

Content Marketing Marketing Journalism Financial

PRSA LA State of the State of PR

The Proactive Report

JANUARY 30, 2015

Our moderator was Jerry Swerling, Professor and Director of Public Relations Studies, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Every piece of content has to thoughtfully constructed and delivered. Rob Six, Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications, Roll International. So quite a line up.

Content Marketing

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Conducting historical interviews in a transparent age

PR Conversations

JULY 8, 2016

In particular this addresses ethical and practical challenges that arise when using the internet and social media within a research methodology. Ethical challenges arise as Saunders et al (2015) contend, from accessibility online of private as well as public information. Journal of media practice. Issue #1: Being an insider.

Interviews

Interviews Ethics Education LinkedIn

On Today’s Multi-Agency Wikipedia Statement

Where the Fishermen Ain't

JUNE 13, 2014

In short, I believe that public relations people who engage in ethical practice have a lot to contribute to the great public resource that is Wikipedia. Your chances of success on your company’s behalf jump dramatically if you can construct a cogent and well-supported argument in the full public view that Wikipedia demands.

Wikipedia

Wikipedia Agency Ethics Community

Conducting historical interviews in a transparent age

PR Conversations

JULY 8, 2016

In particular this addresses ethical and practical challenges that arise when using the internet and social media within a research methodology. Ethical challenges arise, as Saunders et al (2015) contend, from accessibility online of private as well as public information. Journal of media practice. Issue 1: Being an insider.

Interviews

Interviews Ethics Education LinkedIn

Conducting historical interviews in a transparent age

PR Conversations

JULY 8, 2016

In particular this addresses ethical and practical challenges that arise when using the internet and social media within a research methodology. Ethical challenges arise, as Saunders et al (2015) contend, from accessibility online of private as well as public information. Journal of media practice. Issue 1: Being an insider.

Interviews

Interviews Ethics Education LinkedIn

A critical review of Excellence Theory in an era of digital communication

Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 27, 2018

In a paper for the Journal of Public Relations Research[v] Michael Karlberg makes the case that the Excellence Theory is overly concerned with consumers as a primary audience. Other challenges include ethics, power, propaganda and Western bias. Grunig; Prism Journal (2009). Table 3: Academic criticism of the Excellence Theory.

Communications

Communications Analysis Web Handbook

Questions are the Key to AI and Ethics

Mindful Marketing

MAY 3, 2024

” It was a question I heard while watching Bloomberg business one February many years ago that helped inspire me to write about ethical issues in marketing. population, ranging from four-year-olds to ninety-four-year-olds, watched the last Super Bowl, everyone should be asking, “Are the ads ethical?”

Ethics

Ethics Privacy Radio Sports

Succeeding with Conscience: Navigating Ethical Challenges in Career Growth – Bradley Akubuiro

Ethical Voices

JUNE 27, 2023

He discusses a number of important ethics issues including: How to deal with an ethical quandary: Career advancement or decency? What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted at work? I’ve done more than 150 ethics interviews, and this is the first time this example came up, and I love it.

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PR Strategies For Disruptive Technologies

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JUNE 28, 2023

It can create transparency, clarify uncertainties, and transform potential crises into platforms for constructive dialogue. Concerns about job losses, privacy breaches, and ethical use are widespread. A strategic PR approach can help navigate these choppy waters, shifting the focus from problems to solutions and value.

Technology

Technology Strategy Privacy Healthcare

What societal issues does every company have an ethical duty to support? – Niel Golightly

Ethical Voices

MARCH 6, 2023

He discusses several important ethics issues, including: An important lesson he learned flying an F-14 over the Indian Ocean What is the hardest ethical decision? What societal issues does every company have an ethical duty to support? The power of humility How do we redefine a corporation’s role in society?

Ethics

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What the Media Gets Wrong About PR (And What We Can Do About It)

Stern + Associates

JANUARY 22, 2015

Film, fiction, journalism and television, the media takes a significant role in social construct, which is why we, as professionals, often look to them to convey our clients’ messages. It’s our ethical obligation to do our jobs to the best of our abilities.

Media

Media Reputation Film Construction

Public Relations Today

The Consequences of Misinformation

How to best counsel your client when they want to respond unethically to an unethical competitor – Tatevik Simonyan

Trending Sources

Perception Management

A Virginia Tech Professor’s APR Journey

Behind the Headlines With Rich Oppel

PRoust Questionnaire: José Manuel Velasco

PR and Content Marketing Insights from the Edelman Trust Barometer

PRSA LA State of the State of PR

Conducting historical interviews in a transparent age

On Today’s Multi-Agency Wikipedia Statement

Conducting historical interviews in a transparent age

Conducting historical interviews in a transparent age

A critical review of Excellence Theory in an era of digital communication

Questions are the Key to AI and Ethics

Succeeding with Conscience: Navigating Ethical Challenges in Career Growth – Bradley Akubuiro

PR Strategies For Disruptive Technologies

What societal issues does every company have an ethical duty to support? – Niel Golightly

What the Media Gets Wrong About PR (And What We Can Do About It)

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