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Future of local news report is a grim read

Stephen Waddington

Social media has replaced local news in communities across the UK. It is weakening community engagement and participation in local democracy. The collapse of local news is a crisis that has played out in plain sight over the past two decades. Local news has faced an assault on two fronts. Rumours are commonplace.

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Ethics Right at Your Fingertips

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 “Ethics Every Day.” Take moment and scroll to the middle of the page on the left and check out the ethics tab that says Explore. Welcome to prsa.org.

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The Power of Local Knowledge: Why Product Development Should Start with Listening to Your Community

Stern + Associates

At the SAFElab , where Patton is the founding director, social workers and local residents join Patton and his team to add context to social media messages, which helps programmers build algorithms that interpret messages correctly.

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Future of local news report is a grim read

Wadds Inc.

Social media has replaced local news in communities across the UK. It is weakening community engagement and participation in local democracy. The collapse of local news is a crisis that has played out in plain sight over the past two decades. Local news has faced an assault on two fronts. Rumours are commonplace.

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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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2022 Brands in Motion: Global Ethics Insights – Rebecca Wilson

Ethical Voices

While I was a bit under the weather from a cold, Rebecca provided ethics insights on a number of topics, including: . Key findings from the 2022 Brands In Motion Study. The two things every ethical communicator must embrace. The two things every ethical communicator must embrace. I thought long and hard about this one.

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Acting Ethically Means Going Beyond Performative Action – Candace Hamana

Ethical Voices

She discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: What to do when your employer doesn’t let you act in true faith How to make land acknowledgments more than a performative action The importance of cultural contexts Tell us about yourself and your career? What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted at work?

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