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PR ethics – PRCA and CIPR warn UK government to tell the truth

Stuart Bruce

Both UK PR bodies have rebuked the UK government’s Department for Health and Social Care for breaching PR ethics by issuing a ‘New Hospital Programme … © Stuart Bruce - PR ethics – PRCA and CIPR warn UK government to tell the truth was first published on Stuart Bruce's PR Futurist by Stuart Bruce - Modernising public relations (..)

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Trust: Business Tops Media and Government in Ethics and Competence, Finds Survey

Sword and the Script

The annual Edelman Trust Barometer found business is trusted more than government, media and NGOs; this presents an opportunity to build trust through content. Businesses are increasingly viewed as more ethical and competent than government, media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Business is ethical and competent.

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Ethics, Copyright and PR Practice: Ethical and Legal Considerations for Communicators

PRSay

PR practitioners are required to act ethically in all communications. However, in the digital age sometimes well-intentioned ethical communication can still run afoul of copyright law. Two statutes govern this: the Copyright Act of 1909 and the Copyright Act of 1976. Cayce Myers, Ph.D.,

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Report: Amid Growing Mistrust of Governments and Media, Business Must Provide Credible Information

PRSay

The PR firm’s annual survey, which tracks public sentiment about business, government, nongovernmental organizations and media, says ordinary citizens feel misled and don’t trust the leaders of those institutions “to do what is right.”. Trust scores have dropped for government leaders, CEOs, journalists and even religious leaders.

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Saying ‘No’ to the Boss: Building Your Ethics Portfolio

PRSay

In its recently released report , the Commission on Public Relations Education recommended adding a course in ethics to the core PR curriculum. According to the Commission, ethics is “more essential than ever in our current age of disinformation, alternative facts and ‘fake news.’”. Developing ethical competencies.

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In AI We Trust? Unlock Innovation Without Compromising Ethics

Stern + Associates

knows the landscape of ethical risk inherent in organizations, particularly in AI programs. An entrepreneur and former philosophy professor, Blackman is captivated by the ethics of emerging technologies. Reid Blackman , Ph.D.,

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An Ethical Test: Why I Blew the Whistle on Corruption at My Organization

PRSay

As PR practitioners, every day presents a new opportunity to reinforce our commitment to ethics. As federal government employees, we learned we could provide an evidence file to members of Congress, the Office of the Medical Inspector and the Office of the Inspector General. Such a scenario presented itself to me in 2010 and 2014.

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