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Setting the Record Straight About the Ethical Practice of Public Relations

PRSay

However, I quickly realized that this type of response was a disservice to the public relations profession, my work and my colleagues. With this language in mind, I was perturbed to see the articles lede and related social media posts describe Baldoni’s publicist as a crisis public relations expert and her work as crisis PR.

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Can Ethical PRs Represent Unethical Clients?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The public relations business is plagued with bad cultural stereotypes (see: Flacks ) as well as real-life examples of specialists who lie or deceive. 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.

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#PR Expanded Guest Post: Ethical Awareness … It’s Never Too Early

Deirdre Breakenridge

I know that ethics is “taught” in various forms in most colleges and universities, but I have serious concerns as to whether or not the “real world” is included in the process. But how much “this is why ethical behavior is crucial to the success of your client or employer” reality is included, I’m not sure. on various occasions.

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Ethics in PR Crises: A Leadership Guide to Crisis Prevention

5W PR

Public relations crises can destroy decades of brand equity in mere hours. When organizations face public scrutiny, their response makes the difference between maintaining stakeholder confidence and suffering permanent reputation damage. Ethical practices serve as the foundation for effective crisis prevention and management.

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The Ethical Responsibility of Public Relations: Navigating a Fine Line

Ronn Torossian

Learn how PR professionals balance client interests with ethical responsibilities while managing transparency and building public trust in communications The post The Ethical Responsibility of Public Relations: Navigating a Fine Line appeared first on.

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Exploring the intersection of AI and journalism—and the implications for media ethics

Agility PR Solutions

While artificial intelligence in journalism has applications in editorial, commercial, and technological domains of the industry, questions linger about its ethical implications and impact on journalistic integrity.

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#PRStudChat Celebrates Ethics Month with a September 21st Twitter Chat

Deirdre Breakenridge

Throughout the month of September, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), holds several different activities and events to educate members, professionals and students on modern ethics. Dr. Marlene Neill (@ neillPR) is an assistant professor of advertising and public relations at Baylor University. About #PRStudChat.

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