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Can Ethical PRs Represent Unethical Clients?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Just look at the pressure on the comms team at Facebook, which has come to epitomize the struggle to do ethical work at a company that is acting in bad faith. Whistleblower Frances Haugen has managed to break through where previous Facebook critics have not. But ethical behavior starts with the individual.

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Facebook And The Perils Of Opposition PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Is it ethical for a PR agency to smear a competitor? The question came up after a recent report in The New York Times about Facebook’s handling of its PR problems over the past three years. Facebook’s posture under pressure should surprise no one. True to form, Facebook took swift action after the NYT article posted.

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Bits, Bytes and the Ethics of Data

PRSay

Data has always informed the work of PR professionals, but the sheer volume of information available today raises new ethical and moral questions about what we collect, curate, share and use. In their quest for research funding, some data scientists might forego scientific rigor and ethical considerations. presidential election.

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Hate Speech and Ethics: A 3-Dimensional Issue

PRSay

Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). This year’s theme is “Ethics Every Day.” Please join the discussion via #PRethics, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, webinars and Twitter Chats throughout the month.

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PRStudChat & PR20Chat Kick off the Busy Season With a “Back to School #PRToolkit” Twitter Chat on Sept. 9th

Deirdre Breakenridge

We’ll be discussing everything from networking, relationship building and ethical communication to channel participation, new tools and productive apps. Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, WordPress – oh my! Where can you learn more about ethical communications, especially in an age of public conversations?

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Why Millennials Won’t Unplug From Facebook

PRSay

When word got out in mid-March that Facebook exposed raw data on up to 87 million accounts to political consulting firm Cambridge Analytics, many people voiced their discontent. Even Apple’s Tim Cook weighed in, saying he had no advice for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg because he “wouldn’t be in that situation.”

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Social Media Laws: What Are They and How Do They Impact Brands?

Contently - Strategy

As platforms like Facebook, Twitter (now X), and Instagram became integral to daily life, they also introduced new regulatory challenges. Brands distancing themselves from platforms like X for ethical reasons may face legal risks, including being implicated in high-stakes lawsuits.