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In AI We Trust? Unlock Innovation Without Compromising Ethics

Stern + Associates

knows the landscape of ethical risk inherent in organizations, particularly in AI programs. An entrepreneur and former philosophy professor, Blackman is captivated by the ethics of emerging technologies. Reid Blackman , Ph.D.,

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Book Review: A Century of Spin

Wadds Inc.

Ethics in public relations practice can be a challenging issue. The book is aimed at a general audience, in what Miller and Dinan say, “is our attempt to try to explain how the insidious and mysterious power of public relations works to undermine democracy.” It’s a polemic takedown of public relations practice.

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Book Review: Purposeful Brands

Wadds Inc.

Purposeful Brands is an erudite and original book with a straight-talking style that deals clearly with definitions of the core concepts of purpose and sustainability in particular. This book is not a communications manual, nor does it work by revealing new techniques for changing consumer or citizen behaviour via communications approaches.

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10 ethical issues facing public relations - PRCA Ethics Council Annual

Stephen Waddington

The PRCA Ethics Council has published its annual perspective of ethical challenging facing PR practice in 2021. The Council was launched in May 2020 to raise ethical standards in PR around the world. Here are ten of the ethical issues facing practitioners highlighted in PRCA Ethics Council Annual Perspective 2021.

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Can Military Influencers Ethically Use Their Status to Sell Services?

PRSay

Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). This year’s theme is “Leading With Ethics.” Please join the discussion on Twitter via #EthicsMonth, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, as well as two webinars (on Sept.

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Book Review: Organizational listening - The missing essential in public communication

Wadds Inc.

A comprehensive assessment of how institutions, including governments and businesses, fail to listen to their publics effectively, and the damage that results. The book then delves deeper to quantify and understand this lack of listening.

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Saying ‘No’ to the Boss: Building Your Ethics Portfolio

PRSay

In its recently released report , the Commission on Public Relations Education recommended adding a course in ethics to the core PR curriculum. According to the Commission, ethics is “more essential than ever in our current age of disinformation, alternative facts and ‘fake news.’”. Developing ethical competencies.

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