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Why it’s important to know many codes of ethics – Erin Kennedy

Ethical Voices

Joining me on this week’s episode is Erin Kennedy , the ethics committee chair for the PRSA Central California Chapter. Since then, I’ve headed communications at the 49th largest school district in the nation, and I got the equivalent of what I joke around is the PhD in crisis communications there.

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Transforming the Word “CRISIS” from Negative to Positive

Melissa Agnes

He began the message with the sentence: “Why CRISIS is a bad word,” and followed it up with the following wordplay – People: C reate their problems; R eact by blaming others; I nfer that all will be okay; S ecure themselves behind false claims; I ndependent they become instead of working as a collective; and.

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One key PR ethics lesson from the Pulse nightclub shooting – Ann Marie Varga

Ethical Voices

Thinking about your career from circus to healthcare to agency, what is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted? The most difficult ethical challenge for me occurred following the Pulse nightclub tragedy in 2016. We had a great crisis plan on the shelf, but my gosh, who could have anticipated something like this?

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How do you solve a problem like proving the value of public relations to management?

Stephen Waddington

Its role was elevated within organisations as it supported crisis response and transformation. It comes to the fore in a crisis, however there’s a fundamental contradiction. Public relations is just as likely to support an organisation in obfuscating a crisis as it is to help management drive positive organisational change.

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What is Public Relations’ First Responsibility in Ethical Situations? Linda Welter

Ethical Voices

She discusses a number of important ethics topics, including: Where do you draw the competitive line? What is our first responsibility in ethical situations? Ethics issues with influencers Why don’t you tell us more about yourself and your career? I am currently the CEO and Co-owner of the Caliber Group.

Ethics 78
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Should You Conduct Negative SEO Against a Competitor?

Melissa Agnes

Not only is this an unethical practice (WordPress didn’t let me underline “unethical” 50 times, so once will have to do), but it’s also a crisis waiting to happen. However, I’d like to add that if you intentionally sabotage someone’s rankings like this, you deserve a crisis in my opinion.).

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How to Build Trust Ethically and Effectively – Roy Reid

Ethical Voices

He discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: What to do when your client asks you to besmirch the competition How to effectively and ethically build trust What to do when employees, clients and partners break your trust Why don’t you tell us a little bit more about yourself and your career?

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