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Double-dipping exposes reputation risk in blurred boundaries of PR and journalism

PR Conversations

For public relations practitioners committed to ethics and professionalism, the natural first instinct was self-righteous shock. Most codes of ethics are clear about why this is wrong. When trust in journalism is broken, everyone loses. The boundaries between journalism and public relations are increasingly porous.

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Double-dipping exposes reputation risk in blurred boundaries of PR and journalism

PR Conversations

For public relations practitioners committed to ethics and professionalism, the natural first instinct was self-righteous shock. Most codes of ethics are clear about why this is wrong. When trust in journalism is broken, everyone loses. The boundaries between journalism and public relations are increasingly porous.

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Information Asymmetry: The Informed Minority Advantage

Doctor Spin

Ethical Implications of Information Asymmetry In the 2nd century BCE, the Greek Stoics told the tale of the Merchant of Rhodes. Doctor Spin | The PR Blog. Source: Journal of Professional Communication 9 Grunig, J. Journal of Professional Communication, 1. Doctor Spin | The PR Blog. Doctor Spin | The PR Blog.

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The Amplification Hypothesis: How To Counter Extreme Positions Effectively

Doctor Spin

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, … Continue reading How does the amplification hypothesis work? 3 Surviving the Storm: Understanding the Nature of Attacks and Attackers workshop held at Animal Care Expo, 2011 in Orlando, FL. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95 (4), 810–825. Tormala, Z.

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P.T. Barnum: “There’s No Such Thing as Bad Publicity”

Doctor Spin

This was done by embracing controversy, using storytelling to his advantage, and sometimes, pushing ethical boundaries. Today’s leaders can draw from Barnum’s playbook, albeit ethically, by using powerful narratives and effective public relations strategies to garner attention and influence their stakeholders. Well, it’s complicated.

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For whom the bell tolls

Stephen Waddington

An upcoming discussion between two senior public relations practitioners, spotlights the issue of ethics in public relations. In 2011, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism covertly recorded some of the firm’s executives boasting of its UK government connections to journalists posing as agents for the government of Uzbekistan.

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Is Pay-to-Post Blogging The New Advertorial?

Waxing UnLyrical

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Is Pay-to-Post Blogging The New Advertorial? A few weeks ago, they asked a question about paying for blog posts. In 2010, blogs and bloggers are truly influencers. Let me unpack this a bit.