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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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. Update your conflict policy.

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Ethical Voices

APRIL 2, 2024

He discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: The ethical importance of avoiding even the appearance of impropriety. How to get ahead of AI ethics challenges Why don’t you tell us more about yourself and your career? What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 31, 2024

First, it’s our obligation – as independent agents and on behalf of clients – to operate within stringent ethical guidelines. Panelists point out the power of employees as storytellers, and the impact their experience can have on corporate and brand reputation. So, what’s a PR person to do?

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Wadds Inc.

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Governance, clear policies and training around ethical AI are urgently needed to mitigate against unauthorised usage. Many employees are using generative AI tools at work without formal approval or guidance from their employers. The data management and security issues are clear, but there is also a growing ethical issue.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

We were able to identify 6 management oriented roles associated with social media (social listening and analytics, online media relations, policy maker, employee recruiter, internal social media manager, and policing) and the specific duties those roles involve. My current research is focused on ethics and internal communication.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Just two months ago, luggage company Away grappled with reputation stumbles after employees shared internal messages that unpacked a punitive workplace culture. In many companies, especially high-growth technology businesses, there have been different standards of behavior for certain employees. Where does accountability begin and end?

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Ethical Voices

APRIL 2, 2025

What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted at work? It’s hard to pinpoint just one, but I would say one of the largest issues I have had to deal with involved a company that I used to work – a very large company with thousands of employees and we had a partnership with a somewhat controversial company.

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5W PR

JANUARY 1, 2023

The first one is labor ethics, which focuses on the diversity of the workforce, its satisfaction, as well as the way that a company treats its employees. The second one is philanthropy, where companies enact programs to give back to their communities, through volunteering, fundraising or helping to change policy.

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Ethical Voices

JULY 24, 2023

This week on Ethical Voices, KayAnn Schoeneman , President of Curley Company discusses: How to determine if a client is right for you Ethical issues in opposition research AI ethics challenges Why don’t you tell us more about yourself and your career? What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted?

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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? It has a couple of component pieces.

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Stern + Associates

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A pioneer in fusing social work, communications and data science, and the most cited and recognized scholar studying how groups constructed online can influence behavior offline, Patton helps organizations create processes that connect employees with customers, enabling their products to affect people more broadly.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 28, 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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Ethical Voices

JUNE 6, 2022

I asked them to share insights from a recent journal article they authored titled The Role of Ethical Leadership in Building Influence: Perspectives from Female Public Relations Professionals. . Would you please tell us more about this latest ethics study? Ethical leadership is critical. We found several key things.

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Stephen Waddington

OCTOBER 12, 2018

A senior communication professional shares a personal story of their own mental health and the difference between their organisation’s policy on mental health and the reality. It spotlights the gap between what organisations say, and what they are actually doing, to support their employees. Now please read on. Not in my experience.

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5W PR

JUNE 6, 2017

If the crisis is something like your airline employees dragging someone out of his seat and off the flight because of a company policy. That is bad, but issuing an apology and making a change in policy may be enough to fix most of the damage. Refocus some of the efforts from the company and employees.

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PRSay

JULY 14, 2020

But for my team at MediaSource , transparency has been the best policy. From the first week of the lockdowns, I wanted to be sure that my employees knew that the situation was fluid, that we would be assessing things as we went and that their jobs were safe. Transparency in your public presence.

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5W PR

JANUARY 15, 2024

This includes employees, customers, investors, the media, and the broader community. Communicating the reasons behind changes, outlining the benefits, and addressing concerns proactively can garner support from employees and other stakeholders.

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Mindful Marketing

MARCH 31, 2025

In a recent survey of knowledge workers that included 800 C-suite leaders and 800 lower-level employees, Writer/Workplace found a wide disparity in perceptions of generative AI, for instance: 77% of employees using AI indicated that they were an “AI champion” or had potential to become one.

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Buchanan PR

APRIL 12, 2023

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is a framework that helps companies measure and assess their ethical impacts using detailed criteria to meet their sustainability goals. These two disciplines are becoming increasingly important to businesses, employees, and consumers.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

If our employees aren’t sold on our brand promise, how can they deliver it to customers and guests? Employee communications practitioners, by their very definition, have a focused audience. We’re often the first to know about mergers and acquisitions, major policy developments, and other significant changes.

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Mindful Marketing

JULY 16, 2022

by David Hagenbuch - professor of Marketing at Messiah University - ​author of Honorable Influence - founder of Mindful Marketing “ Auditors Cheated on Ethics Exams ”—a recent New York Times headline revealed. Who would cheat on ethics?— The Security and Exchange Commission (S.E.C.)

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PR in High Definition

APRIL 27, 2023

An ESG programme ultimately serves as a framework for measuring the sustainability and ethical impact of a company’s operations. Due to its complexity, breaking ESG down for your audience is vital, whether that be clients, prospects, employees or investors. Who better to be your environmental advocates than your employees.

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Reputation Us

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

A CTO’s job is to ensure your company has ethical intent behind its decisions and advocate for customers’ needs regarding data and trust. These decisions can be dictated by a well-crafted policies and procedures that address such matters of trust. A CTO should work closely with your CRO.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 26, 2023

PR still builds trust “Authentic customer testimonials, peer and employee reviews will increase in importance in 2024. To enhance empathy and connection with their teams and clients, organizations will foster employee brand ambassadors, highlight origin stories, show behind-the-scenes videos, and encourage user-generated content.

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Stern + Associates

MARCH 15, 2023

Author of the critically acclaimed book, “ The Hype Machine ” (2020), he helps organizations understand how ChatGPT and similar technologies could impact the job market and employee skills. Reid Blackman, Ph.D.

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Ethical Voices

MAY 28, 2024

Today, she teaches at the US Naval Academy and may discuss ethics even more than I do. Now I have my doctorate in higher education leadership and policy from Vanderbilt University. What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted? It’s quite a wonderful framework for teaching ethics.

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Mindful Marketing

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

That’s the question I set out to answer through research that began with a group of students in an Advertising Ethics class I was teaching. I presented those findings at the American Marketing Association’s Marketing & Public Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., Health Marketing Quarterly later published the study.

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Beyond PR

JUNE 16, 2017

Their code of ethics. Methodology behind proxy voting policies and voting recommendations. Most importantly, FCA2017 would force proxy advisory firms to establish, disclose, maintain and enforce policies and procedures relating to managing conflicts of interest. Potential conflicts of interest.

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Wadds Inc.

MAY 14, 2024

With the right mindset, preparation and action, leaders can use risk management, crisis preparedness and resilience-building to unlock considerable latent value, rather than viewing them as irksome and costly insurance policies,” said Cartwright.

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Reputation Us

JANUARY 3, 2020

Among other things, it increases customer loyalty, attracts shareholders and helps recruit and retain top-tier employees. Embracing socially responsible policies goes a long way toward attracting and retaining customers, especially those whose buying decisions are influenced by local, national and global issues.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 16, 2017

That instant, when he decided to forego PR agency revenue for ethical reasons, was a defining moment for me. Salaries matter, as do employee benefits – but with PR agency recruiting, it’s all about the slippery thing called culture. Blew my mind. Dave’s compassion for a competitor hit me like a lightning bolt.

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Ethical Voices

MAY 6, 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? It has a couple of component pieces.

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

For public relations practitioners committed to ethics and professionalism, the natural first instinct was self-righteous shock. Most codes of ethics are clear about why this is wrong. Transparency helps—but it’s not enough. In many sectors, there are rules about conflicts. Here is a personal example: I sit on a university board.

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

For public relations practitioners committed to ethics and professionalism, the natural first instinct was self-righteous shock. Most codes of ethics are clear about why this is wrong. Transparency helps—but it’s not enough. In many sectors, there are rules about conflicts. Here is a personal example: I sit on a university board.

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Solo PR Pro

MAY 16, 2023

Try to work through what is feasible for you and set expectations for yourself that will match your own work ethic and your support staff's availability while also understanding that having a baby is an unpredictable journey!” “I think that, as solos, it's almost impossible for us to take a complete and total leave,” explains Kristen.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MAY 1, 2012

I love that I work at a company whose social media policy is basically “don’t be stupid.” ” And that not only do they try to keep things simple, but encourage employees to participate and engage in social media. So, with all this love, how is it complicated?

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