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In Memoriam: Joe S. Epley, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

Epley, APR, Fellow PRSA, a decorated PRSA leader who was a friend and mentor to many members and champion for the ethical practice of public relations, died suddenly in his South Carolina home on Nov. Epley helped establish professional, ethical public relations in Russia shortly after the collapse of the former Soviet Union.

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Meet the Media: Seth Clevenger, Managing Editor for Features at Transport Topics

Bianchi Biz Blog

During my college years I contributed stories to the student newspaper and interned at a couple local news outlets in southwest Ohio before graduating with my bachelor’s in English-Journalism in 2005. We spend a lot of time at local parks and enjoying the sights and food in Old Town Alexandria. area locals, A Sound of Thunder.

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R.I.P. For PR Spin: Ethics, Public Relations and The Imminent Death of “Spin”

MaccaPR

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has declared this September as "Ethics Awareness Month," complete with "The New Era of Authenticity" as a theme. There’s also a Google+ Hangout on PR ethics, webinars and a #PRethics hashtag. For a terrifically funny example of spin, watch the 2005 movie, "Thank You For Smoking.".

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New Year’s Honours 2015

Stuart Bruce

Professor Anne Gregory @gregsanne – I’ve known Anne for more than 20 years and she’s one of the most impressive advocates I know for increasing professionalism in public relations and emphasising how ethics should be at the heart of what we do. CIPR Ethics Politics public relations'

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Cider sip or cider slip? Would you let a politician endorse your brand?

Stephen Waddington

Boris Johnson endorses cider, Jo Swinson ethical clothing and Jeremy Corbyn an art gallery. Earlier in the week, Jo Swinson was pictured hanging out at the workshops of Finisterre, an ethical clothing brand. Prior to the 2005 election, Cornwall was Lib Dem yellow across the county, with one Labour constituency in Falmouth and Camborne.

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The transition from media to PR: Four former journalists talk about the surprises, struggles and wins

Communications Conversations

Yet I don’t think the PR-Journalist relationship is over–especially at the local level. I was most recently an anchor/reporter at WHO-TV in Des Moines, from 2005-2016. Media conglomerates are eating up local news outlets. And in fact are hiring people like me to tell their stories. Newsroom resources are being slashed.

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The Best Journalism Movies

Landis PR

I was really excited when the movie “All the President’s Men” hit my local theater in 1976. 2005) 2006 Academy Award Nominee “Good Night, and Good Luck.” The dissonance between Andy’s ethical principles and the need to conform to the cutthroat fashion world is a common experience among journalists in their day-to-day lives.