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New international ethical principles for PR welcomed, education and enforcement required

Stephen Waddington

A cross industry group of international PR associations has developed a common set of principles for ethical practice. The International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) proposed a list of ten ethical principles for the PR industry at its annual meeting on Helskini in October.

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Maxim Behar Appointed as International Fellow of PRCA

Maxim Behar

The globally renowned PR expert Maxim Behar has been designated International Fellow of the world’s largest professional PR body - Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA). As PRCA International Fellow, Maxim's key role will be to help shape thinking on the future of the industry.

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Public Relations Professionals Are Failing to Address the Ethical Threat of Incivility – Brian Peterson

Ethical Voices

He discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: How respect can effectively address unethical situations. The ethical threat of incivility. What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted at work? The ethical issues are also cultural-related as well. The need for a culture of kindness.

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The Ethics of Press Trips, Reviews and Affiliate Links – Scott Tharler

Ethical Voices

I first met him when I pitched him for a client, and we soon discovered we both went to Syracuse around the same time and had friends in common and wanted to talk about ethics. Scott discusses a number of important ethics topics including. The ethics of press trips. The ethics of reviews and selling products you review.

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Too many beers: ethics and client conflicts – Ken Kerrigan

Ethical Voices

Joining me in this week’s episode is Ken Kerrigan , a Vice President at Infinite Global , an international communications firm specializing in public relations, branding, and content. Ken discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: Too many beers – Ethics and client conflicts. I had an ethical dilemma.

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How to Deal with Biased Reporters – Missy Hurley

Ethical Voices

What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted? About 50% had trust in the news they got on social media, and about 56%, so a six-point spread, for national news, and then I think closer to 62% for local news. It comes down to two things – how do you ethically deal with people with agendas?

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Is Lawsuit Against Marketing Firm’s Role in Opioid Crisis a Precedent for Public Relations?

PRSay

The suit claims that Publicis Health worked with Purdue’s internal marketing team to “humanize” the brand by creating “patient vignettes” — examples of patients with certain clinical conditions — to help doctors spot people for whom they might prescribe OxyContin. A commitment to ethics.

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