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Nonprofit Local News Gains Steam

PRSay

It was refreshing to hear Todd’s optimistic vision for a future in which a more independent news media will regain the public’s trust and return to covering local communities with a sense of shared values. For PR professionals, being able to work with trustworthy, engaged and ethical journalists to tell our clients’ stories is crucial.

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In Memoriam: Joe S. Epley, APR, Fellow PRSA

PRSay

Epley, APR, Fellow PRSA, a decorated PRSA leader who was a friend and mentor to many members and champion for the ethical practice of public relations, died suddenly in his South Carolina home on Nov. Epley helped establish professional, ethical public relations in Russia shortly after the collapse of the former Soviet Union.

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How to Deal with Biased Reporters – Missy Hurley

Ethical Voices

What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted? We’ve been working with a nonprofit that we’ve done work on and off for about 12 years. Are you working with XYZ nonprofit?” It comes down to two things – how do you ethically deal with people with agendas? Tell me about this email.

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Increasing Your Media Coverage Through Storytelling

PRSay

Whether you serve a large corporation, small nonprofit, major research university or municipal government, at some point your boss has probably said, “We need more media attention. Having worked in communications for a top-tier university, a regional nonprofit foundation and as a consultant, I’ve heard this question myself. If so, how?

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Ethics and Accountability in Public Relations are Non-Negotiable

Waxing UnLyrical

I’ve been known to “wax unlyrical” time and again with my view of what comprises good/ethical/professional public relations. Ethics,” in a nutshell, is about doing the right thing. . Because ethics and accountability in public relations are non-negotiable. Ethical public relations practice is not an “either/or” thing.

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Thoughts on Balancing Your Professional Work and Your Activism

PRSay

Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, where I now live, and contributed my professional skills to local chapters of Indivisible and Black Lives Matter. Websites such as Idealist.org , workforgood.org and the career center at the National Council of Nonprofits can show you opportunities to follow your calling while also being paid.

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

5W PR

Some offer a plateful of other PR courses like crisis communications, event planning and management, research and analysis, ethics, public speaking, nonprofit communication, international PR, sport and entertainment PR, campaigns and consulting. This is true, particularly in small nonprofits. million have less than 5 employees.