Wadds Inc.

JANUARY 16, 2023

The masterful public relations professional understands the enormous value of living a personal and professional life that reflects the highest standards of moral conduct and ethical behaviour. They are proverbial rotten apples that attempt to spoil many of us in public relations practice who abide by the highest ethical standards.

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Meeting Ethics Storytelling Publicity 98

Stephen Waddington

MAY 23, 2018

A new report published by the CIPR examines how much of what we do in public relations is threatened by technology. It examines the impact of technology and specifically AI on public relations practice. Technology is impacting PR in a variety of ways, including the simplification of tasks; listening and monitoring; and automation.

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Analysis Technology Tools Exercises 60

PR in High Definition

JULY 22, 2019

For the uninitiated, the term deepfake refers to artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology that synthesises imagery and voices to present something that didn’t occur, usually in video form – imagine a convincing video of yourself that has been edited so someone adds a voiceover for something you didn’t say. Not this time.

Media 74

Media Viral Video Newspapers 74

Prohibition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Technological crisis. A technological crisis is a massive problem within a business that is created by technology. This is a fundamental part of a successful response, this component includes six important tasks, which are as follows: planning and organising; crisis training ; equipping; exercising; reviewing and improving.

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Crisis Management Crisis Financial Reputation 62

Mindful Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2023

In my recent article , “An Ethics Professor Tests the Morals of ChatGPT,” I considered the question of whether AI has ethics. Although ChatGPT adeptly identified the ethical issue as “the trolley problem,” it avoided any real recommendation of what should be done.

Ethics 98

Ethics Guidelines Fashion Transportation 98

Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Joining me on this week’s episode is Ethan McCarty , the founder and CEO of Integral , an award-winning employee activation agency serving leaders of communications, HR, marketing, and technology. He shares some great public relations ethics insights including: The ongoing ethical challenge of creating shared beliefs.

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Ethics Employee Communications System 78

PRSay

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

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.

Ethics 106

Ethics Nonprofit Exercises Radio 106

PR Conversations

JULY 8, 2016

This is a critical aspect of scholarship, but is commonly lacking in practice, particularly within public relations where crowd-sourcing exercises and publicity-oriented surveys may be viewed unproblematically. Ethical challenges arise as Saunders et al (2015) contend, from accessibility online of private as well as public information.

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Interviews Ethics Education LinkedIn 51

PR Conversations

JULY 8, 2016

This is a critical aspect of scholarship, but is commonly lacking in practice, particularly within public relations where crowd-sourcing exercises and publicity-oriented surveys may be viewed unproblematically. Ethical challenges arise, as Saunders et al (2015) contend, from accessibility online of private as well as public information.

Interviews 40

Interviews Ethics Education LinkedIn 40

PR Conversations

JULY 8, 2016

This is a critical aspect of scholarship, but is commonly lacking in practice, particularly within public relations where crowd-sourcing exercises and publicity-oriented surveys may be viewed unproblematically. Ethical challenges arise, as Saunders et al (2015) contend, from accessibility online of private as well as public information.

Interviews 40

Interviews Ethics Education LinkedIn 40

Stephen Waddington

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

12 months is an arbitrary period to measure change in a sector that is rapidly innovating in some areas such as artificial intelligence and digital media; but woefully slow in others such as diversity and ethics. I’ve also published a blog of key international events in the public relations calendar as part of the project.

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Publicity Ethics Data Community 164