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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. It all raises the question: how can a PR professional ethically represent an unethical, or merely controversial, company or individual? Negative baggage has a cost, too.

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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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Ethical communication in the digital age: Best practices for building trust and credibility

Agility PR Solutions

A 2022 study that surveyed more than a thousand PR professionals found that almost 60 percent of them faced ethical challenges during their regular workday. Moreover, to combat these challenges, 85 percent undertook ethics training.

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Consumers unmasked: New study reveals key buying triggers, as brand ethics become critical

Agility PR Solutions

The post Consumers unmasked: New study reveals key buying triggers, as brand ethics become critical appeared first on Agility PR Solutions. New research from business challenges consultancy EPAM Continuum explores Millennial and Gen-Z shoppers’ spending habits across the […].

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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 Month 2019: A Celebration of ‘Ethics Every Day’

PRSay

On any given day, PR professionals from entry-level associates to senior executives face ethical dilemmas. How can PR professionals ensure ethical decision-making on a daily basis? We asked BEPS members what ethics means to them personally. Taking time to reflect and analyze the issue can help lead to sound ethical decisions.

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Bringing Your Whole Self to Ethical Behavior

PRSay

This study validates the importance of not simply “towing the line” for professional purposes but also integrating ethics into our overall conduct. Through this lens, the PRSA Code of Ethics can serve as a valuable reference point for helping PR professionals to behave ethically inside, as well as outside, of their work environments.

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