PRSay

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Each September, PRSA recognizes Ethics Month as a way to bring increased attention to the core foundation of the communications profession. Programming this month includes “ Bots, Misrepresentation and More: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Digital Communication ” on Sept. Please visit prsa.org/ethics for updates on programming.

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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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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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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

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

According to the Defense Industry Initiative on Business Ethics and Conduct, successful simulations incorporate multiple dimensions of crisis response, including technical, operational, and communications aspects. Success depends on creating realistic scenarios, maintaining well-trained teams, and utilizing appropriate technology tools.

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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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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. I saw a void I could fill.

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Ethical Voices

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

This week there were almost too many PR ethics stories, and almost all of them are powerful. From PRWeek and Google highlight the long DEI road ahead and new ways to approach it; to advocacy, exploitation, AI, Art, and conflict of interest…there is an ethics topic for everyone. . Advocacy or Exploitation? Check it out. .

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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. Does the culture encourage expanding the employee knowledge and skills? Does the company have a training department?

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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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Melissa Agnes

MAY 1, 2014

20 years of crisis management consulting, training, and speaking have convinced me that at least five principles for coping with organizational crises and challenges remain remarkably reliable. Be sure employees, shareholders, boards, customers, suppliers, etc. Crisis Management Advice from a Retiring Pro. Most solutions are internal.

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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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Ethical Voices

JANUARY 23, 2023

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.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

AUGUST 3, 2023

As generative AI tools continue to gain popularity in the workplace, it has become increasingly evident that automotive suppliers need to consider establishing a corporate policy that governs their employees’ use of these tools. Some companies will want to limit the use of AI tools to conducting research or analyzing data.

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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. But the most important change to crisis response has been under-reported and underutilized—the power of employee evangelists. Employee evangelists are made, not born. Guest Post by Laurel Kennedy.

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Stuart Bruce

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Or journalists like Sue Llewellyn who has trained many of the BBC presenters and journalists you see on screen. 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. The first and foremost for me is ethics and governance.

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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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PR in High Definition

OCTOBER 19, 2017

Neural network-style systems are programmed and trained to reach outcomes, within certain parameters, such as not letting high-risk people buy insurance or creating a category for advertisers to target once a topic reaches a certain threshold of interest amongst users. Why should we hold machines accountable? Handling a crisis in AI.

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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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Stern + Associates

AUGUST 15, 2022

Applied futurist and social systems strategist Ari Wallach , founder and executive director of Longpath Labs , helps organizations and individuals discover and leverage a new version of “why” for their work that leads to deeper and more meaningful motivations for all stakeholders – employees, customers, communities and future generations.

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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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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Propel releases AI-based “media war room”; Muck Rack has AI recommending reporters to PR; PRophet partners to bring influencer marketing and media alerts; Did you know Gartner has a Market Guide for Employee Communications? Generative AI may get all the attention these days, but it’s not the only “kind” of AI.

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Ethical Voices

DECEMBER 18, 2023

What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted? We have a responsibility to use data ethically. But we should do it in a way that’s ethical and honest. What other ethics issue did you want to discuss? And years later I’m like, it was fascinating. What do you mean by responsible use of data?

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The Hoyt Organization

JULY 22, 2024

Here’s why it’s so important that executives are trained in media management. The Importance of Media Management Training Managing Crises Effectively In times of crisis, executives often have cameras thrust in their faces. Media training prepares for high-pressure situations so that they don’t panic and inadvertently escalate things.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 21, 2015

But, along the way, we heard from one surprising source as the story unfolded: An Amazon employee. And, this opens up, yet again, a discussion we’ve had before: Should employees be empowered to speak up during a company crisis or firestorm? ” After all, we were trained to control and shape the corporate message strategy.

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Stern + Associates

AUGUST 3, 2022

My dream was to create an agency grounded in ethical, outstanding, responsive service and respectful treatment of all stakeholders alike: whether clients, employees or the media covering our clients’ stories. At Stern, we provide support through guidance, training and opportunities to expand our team members’ talents.

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Cision

JULY 14, 2017

Realize that getting your foot in the door is imperative, and leverage any opportunity you are given to show off your work ethic, passion and ability to learn from those around you. Get training, take classes, and follow up on the areas where you are told you can improve. Adjust Your Attitude. The communications industry is hard.

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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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Stuart Bruce

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

This would mean that all businesses with 250 employees or more will be required to publish annual anonymised details about the hourly pay of men and women they employ. There are 10 consultancies with 200 or more employees, all of which could lead by example by publishing their gender pay data.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Non-profits are businesses, and as such, need to operate with ethical business practices and proper reporting structures. employee engagement? Don’t fall for a slick pitch. Don’t lose sight of your mission while negotiating. It’s also important to know where your side is willing to compromise.

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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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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. Refocus some of the efforts from the company and employees. Once trust has been violated, it’s always more difficult to gain it back. Start apologizing with a solution tacked on at the end.

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Wadds Inc.

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

It also describes its priorities as supporting growth, employee engagement, and navigating social change. These include an ethical code, education, training, and qualifications. It’s notable that a management consultancy is legitimatising the role of public relations at the most senior level in management.

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Solo PR Pro

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

It's Ethics month and a good time to review the public relations code of ethics. and support your clients to ensure that they have a strong ethical foundation. In companies, a weak foundation may manifest as employee dissatisfaction, inconsistent quality, and churn of people and customers. Written by Karen Swim.

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Ethical Voices

APRIL 3, 2023

What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted at work? The good thing is I had a great leadership team and we were able to sit there for sometimes hours and just talk about what’s not only right and wrong, but what’s ethical and really kind of debate it. Just how do other people think about ethics?

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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. I taught Leadership at Vanderbilt for several years, and then just this past summer, I moved back to Annapolis and now I’m teaching ethics and leadership, as well as team and organizational leadership. Delighted to be with you today.

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Wadds Inc.

MARCH 19, 2024

In a management context, internal communications is the function that deals with an organisation's most important intangible asset - its relationships with employees. It’s measured by means of employee engagement. Dr Kevin Ruck, Mike Pounsford and Howard Kraise will share outcomes from their project on employee listening.

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