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Leading With Ethics During COVID-19

PRSay

Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). Please join the discussion via #PRSAChat and #EthicsMonth, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, webinars and Twitter Chats throughout the month. Photo credit: shutterstock.

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An Ethical Test: Why I Blew the Whistle on Corruption at My Organization

PRSay

As PR practitioners, every day presents a new opportunity to reinforce our commitment to ethics. As federal government employees, we learned we could provide an evidence file to members of Congress, the Office of the Medical Inspector and the Office of the Inspector General. Such a scenario presented itself to me in 2010 and 2014.

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6 Ways to Improve Your Business Expertise and Strengthen Your Ethical Core

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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The Importance of PR Skills in a Hyper-Globalized World

PRSay

In 2000, the company had become part of the DaimlerChrysler alliance, but then Mitsubishi tried unsuccessfully to hide defects in its cars, rather than acting ethically by conducting a mass recall. By the end of 2015, the automaker had introduced popular new products and finally seemed to have recovered customer and market trust.

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Press Release Horror Stories: 5 Lessons Learned from Epic PR Fails

Newsfile

Facebook’s Data Privacy Concerns (2015-2021) : Facebook’s first impactful data privacy concerns started in 2015 during the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Lesson Learned : Companies should prioritize employee well-being and respond to concerns from workers and the public. Boeing bnbnb

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What is PR? A definition for 2015

Stuart Bruce

Why in 2015 are we still asking what is PR? It’s understanding and being able to explain opinions and relationships with all publics/stakeholders including customers, employees, journalists, politicians, regulators etc. But neither approach is more or less ethical than the other. What is public relations?

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The Top 50 Social Media Influencers on Twitter

Cision

. — David Armano (@armano) August 14, 2015. How to Balance Ethics and Reality in #Influencer #Marketing [link] pic.twitter.com/BWn4QG8m0s. — Jay Baer (@jaybaer) August 19, 2015. Jeff Barrett (@BarrettAll) August 12, 2015. Renee Blodgett (@MagicSauceMedia) June 26, 2015. SocialMktgFella) August 19, 2015.