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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. But two wrongs don’t make a right.

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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. That’s a huge shift in the way we think about communications.”.

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Importance of a PR Degree and How to Use a Public Relations Degree

5W PR

Courses are available both online and on campuses throughout the U.S. Most of the public relations programs have similar courses. These include strategic planning and communication, new and social media, organizational planning, broadcasting, as well as media relations and writing. and abroad. What Will I Study? Utility Player.

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Stuck in the middle

PRSay

Of course, she doesn’t have the details, so the rumor mill goes into overtime. Ethical dilemmas are rarely straightforward, especially in internal communications. Modeling from Sisela Bok’s three-step ethical decision-making process, we need to weigh out: What we know and what we don’t know.

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Back to School! 3 Solo PR Pros on Becoming an Adjunct Instructor

Solo PR Pro

“In addition, instructors who can teach specialty courses are in high demand. Courses may be as broad as Principles of PR or PR Campaigns, or as focused as Working with Influencers, Crisis Communications or Nonprofit PR.” I now teach a variety of PR courses, usually just one course a semester.

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Recap Part I: #PRStudChat Discusses PR Education & Learning

Deirdre Breakenridge

I have been teaching communication/public relations courses for a decade, if you include the earlier years when I was a Teaching Assistant at Syracuse University and the University of Maryland. What courses does/did your school’s PR major offer? To think without learning, one will be imperiled.” – Confucius.

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It Is About Helping People – Sandy Young

Ethical Voices

She has spent her career in PR agencies with a penchant for crisis communications. Sandy discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: What to do ethically when a reporter wants to showcase a vulnerable person. The ethics of how we are covering Kanye West. How to handle PR with asylum seekers.

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