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PR ethics and journalism ethics in the face of media business meltdown

Stuart Bruce

Since columnist Peter Oborne sensationally resigned from The Telegraph with a devastating public critique of what he believed to be its declining ethical and editorial standards I’ve read very little about the role and implications for PR, corporate communications and business. ” Thereafter no fresh reports appeared.

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You Really Did Learn This in Kindergarten: Be Fair

PRSay

Each September, PRSA recognizes Public Relations Ethics Month, supported by programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). This year’s theme, Public Relations Ethics: Strengthening Our Core, guides a special focus on the six core values highlighted in the PRSA Code of Ethics.

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#MeToo Slams Under Armour: Can It Recover?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The #metoo movement has claimed the reputations of many high-profile men. The past two years have been particularly rough, and its fumbles show how hard it can be to salvage a reputation when faced with simultaneous business challenges. The formula to protect reputation in the #metoo era is both simple and very, very difficult.

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The Value of Strategic Communications in the PRSA MBA/Business School Program

PRSay

Nearly a decade ago, the PRSA Foundation sponsored research that found only 23 percent of graduate business schools consistently provide instruction in reputation management, corporate communications and related ethical dimensions. The program has since grown to 15 schools nationwide.

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PR Advice For CEOs Under Fire

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

It helps to hire a top PR firm , but even the best advice may not salvage a reputation. What can PR and reputation experts take away from the resulting media coverage? And in any other year they might have worked to quell controversy and recover its reputation. Yet Stump’s apology fell short. firm to defend themselves.”

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

PR Conversations

When it comes to reputation, there is little distinction between a real conflict and a perceived one. 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. Op-Ed by Daniel Tisch, APR, FCPRS.

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

PR Conversations

When it comes to reputation, there is little distinction between a real conflict and a perceived one. 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. Op-Ed by Daniel Tisch, APR, FCPRS.