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Study: APR Credentials Boost Confidence and Ethics Counseling Engagement

PRSay

Each September, PRSA recognizes Ethics Month to bring increased attention to the core foundation of the communications profession. Please visit prsa.org/ethics for additional programming and ethics resources and PRSA’s social media platforms for updates throughout the month.

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How Can We Mandate Ethics In PR?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

At times PR agencies run afoul of ethical standards by trafficking in false or misleading information, hiding conflicts of interest, or working with a lack of transparency. My view is that good PR people can ethically represent bad clients – but only if they’re doing so in an effort to change or redeem the harm done.

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ESAs: The Fad-Free Way to Build Your Ethics Muscle

PRSay

Without a doubt, I dread the surgeon’s knife again — just nowhere near as much as I fear facing an ethical challenge professionally and getting it wrong. For nearly two decades, the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS) has offered analysis on current practice issues and challenges through Ethical Standards Advisories (ESAs).

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Ethics: It’s All About Honesty

PRSay

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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When Passion Meets Ethics

PRSay

This pretty much frames most ethical dilemmas, doesn’t it? In the process, I knew that I may have put my family’s financial security and my career in the balance. Real ethical dilemmas are more nuanced, with deep roots, long histories, serious ramifications and lots of gray areas. That’s not how I see it.

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UK public relations industry backs voluntary code to fix 'broken' pitch process

Wadds Inc.

It calls for more transparent, ethical and streamlined industry-wide pitching processes. Budget transparency enables agencies to tailor their proposals to the client’s financial expectations. This trend has created tension between creative evaluation and financial considerations. The voluntary code will address these issues.

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6 Ways to Improve Your Business Expertise and Strengthen Your Ethical Core

PRSay

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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