Ethical Voices

MAY 8, 2023

She was one of the first people I interviewed when Ethical Voices launched in 2019, and I figured it was time to have her back, particularly because Ethisphere recently released an updated list of the World’s Most Ethical companies. What are the top ethics issues facing companies? It has a couple of component pieces.

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5W PR

JANUARY 15, 2024

Building a positive reputation One of the primary impacts of strategic communications is the ability to shape and maintain a positive reputation. The ability to respond swiftly, transparently, and with empathy can mitigate reputational damage and build resilience.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). Please join the discussion via #PRSAChat and #EthicsMonth, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, webinars and Twitter Chats throughout the month. Update your conflict policy.

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ReimaginePR

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Ethical dilemmas & existential angst. Right around election time, I was fortunate to speak to students at McGill University in Montreal about ethics in social media, and at Humber College in Toronto about socially responsible communications. So could the US election be a nail in the coffin for ethical public relations?

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Reputation Us

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

We’ve been advocating that companies hire a Chief Reputation Officer (CRO) for years— but don’t just take our word for it. Whoever reviews, redefines and reconstructs trust in your company has a direct link in the evolving chain of managing your solid corporate reputation. Your Chief Reputation Officer.

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NewsWhip

JANUARY 11, 2024

And even though brands can do all the right things — create crisis plans, prepare for outrage, and plan a response to appease their audience — they can still see their reputation plummet if they’re not careful with their operations. That’s why managing your reputation and staying ahead of any issues is so important.

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Wadds Inc.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This focuses less on image and reputation and more on creating shared value for the organisation and its stakeholders. Participants argued for prioritising real social outcomes like behavioural changes, attitudes, and policies. Public relations has traditionally been focused on meeting an organisation's business objectives.

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Ethical Voices

MARCH 6, 2023

Joining me on this week’s episode is Niel Golightly , a partner at FGS Global , where he brings clients more than 25 years of experience leading corporate reputation, crisis and sustainability strategies in Fortune 100 companies. What societal issues does every company have an ethical duty to support?

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Reputation Us

JANUARY 3, 2020

In the process, companies that participate in social corporate responsibility—and invest in other companies doing so also—gain a benefit that is closer to home: A big boost to their good reputations. Your good name and the reputation of your brand is one of your most valuable assets as a business.

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Contently - Strategy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For example, despite existing platform policies that expressly prohibit the posting of stolen content, Facebook was reluctant to remove stolen content related to anti-vaccination and QAnon conspiracies. But the company also lacks moderators to enforce these policies. The Ethics of Social Media Content appeared first on Contently.

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Wadds Inc.

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Transparent data management and security policies are required before the technology can be deployed in commercial applications. Please do not cut and paste or upload documents to any web-based tool without checking its data management policies and asking yourself whether you trust the vendor. It had a recognisable pattern and syntax.

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Stern + Associates

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Reid Blackman: Mitigating the Potential Danger of Chatbots – Before It’s Too Late Conversational artificial intelligence systems, or “chatbots,” like ChatGPT have truly amazing capacities but, according to renowned AI ethicist and author of “Ethical Machines” (2022) Reid Blackman , they also carry pressing risks. And that changes everything.

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PR in High Definition

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

In a time when brands are facing reputational challenges over greenwashing accusations, Patagonia has remained authentic to its environmental responsibilities through a simple, but definitive statement – that it is not a sustainable brand. This includes being transparent about sustainability issues.

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PRSay

JULY 10, 2023

To avoid inflicting lasting reputational damage, communicators need to quickly decide whether to react to divisive political events. Dabros is an associate professor of political science and public policy at Aurora University in Aurora, Ill. Now, some Americans demand that organizations behave like activists.

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PR in High Definition

APRIL 27, 2023

An ESG programme ultimately serves as a framework for measuring the sustainability and ethical impact of a company’s operations. Instead of trying to be all things to everyone and painting a picture of a perfect organisation with a faultless ESG programme, openness is the best policy.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The #metoo movement has claimed the reputations of many high-profile men. The past two years have been particularly rough, and its fumbles show how hard it can be to salvage a reputation when faced with simultaneous business challenges. The formula to protect reputation in the #metoo era is both simple and very, very difficult.

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Mindful Marketing

JULY 16, 2022

by David Hagenbuch - professor of Marketing at Messiah University - ​author of Honorable Influence - founder of Mindful Marketing “ Auditors Cheated on Ethics Exams ”—a recent New York Times headline revealed. Who would cheat on ethics?— The Security and Exchange Commission (S.E.C.)

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PRSay

MARCH 4, 2021

Compounding this issue is the fact that social media sites are now actively regulating content, so the “interactive computer service” rationale that underlies Section 230 arguably no longer applies because the sites are involved in the content process by its own internal take-down policies.

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

When it comes to reputation, there is little distinction between a real conflict and a perceived one. For public relations practitioners committed to ethics and professionalism, the natural first instinct was self-righteous shock. Most codes of ethics are clear about why this is wrong. Op-Ed by Daniel Tisch, APR, FCPRS.

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

When it comes to reputation, there is little distinction between a real conflict and a perceived one. For public relations practitioners committed to ethics and professionalism, the natural first instinct was self-righteous shock. Most codes of ethics are clear about why this is wrong. Op-Ed by Daniel Tisch, APR, FCPRS.

Journalism 40

Journalism Reputation Ethics Corporate 40

Presspage

JUNE 16, 2023

Human expertise and judgment , and emotional intelligence remain vital for establishing trust, effectively communicating during challenging times, and ensuring the authenticity and ethical standards of IR communications. Investors will rely on trustworthy and reputable channels for accurate financial information.

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Ethical Voices

MAY 6, 2023

She was one of the first people I interviewed when Ethical Voices launched in 2019, and I figured it was time to have her back, particularly because Ethisphere recently released an updated list of the World’s Most Ethical companies. What are the top ethics issues facing companies? It has a couple of component pieces.

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Ethics Training Financial Survey 52

Stern + Associates

MARCH 15, 2023

Frameworks for Determining How Emerging Technologies Will Impact Your Business When it comes to looking ahead to the important technology trends of tomorrow, Azeem Azhar , international bestselling author of “ The Exponential Age ” (2021), has built a reputation as one of the tech industry’s most influential futurists. Reid Blackman, Ph.D.

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PR in High Definition

AUGUST 24, 2020

Not only is Twitter’s hateful speech policy in line with the official hateful incidents criteria, but the decision is also legally sound. The smallest move can amplify or destroy reputations in a matter of minutes, so preparing for all situations is key. In short, no. Top tips for utilising social media in your comms programme.

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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. There's no mention of entertainment.

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Stern + Associates

JANUARY 6, 2022

Navigating the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. Recently named Dean of the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University, Howard specializes in developing robotic and AI technologies that improve our daily home, life and work interactions, while addressing ethical concerns when deploying these systems to serve society.

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Stern + Associates

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As society grapples with decisions around vaccine mandates, health care accessibility and the need to cure chronic diseases, genetic engineering is at the forefront of policy discussions. For decades, acclaimed bioethicist, futurist and legal scholar Alta Charo has been helping organizations – including the U.S.

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Flatiron Communications

MARCH 13, 2021

It’s been a long-time pet peeve of mine to observe how many reputable firms in the PR industry will accept clients whose business or advocacy goals raise ethical questions. To its credit, B-M had a policy that allowed its staff to decline working on that business if he/she desired.

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PRSay

JULY 14, 2020

But for my team at MediaSource , transparency has been the best policy. Explaining to the public why your business is doing the things it’s doing can be the difference between a well-received message and the reputation that you’re hiding in an important moment. Should corporate leaders share their own beliefs?

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 29, 2019

She sits on the CIPR Board, has been a Council member for five years and volunteered for ten, most recently as Chair of the Local Public Service and Policy committees. Professional development and practice The reputation of public relations is defined by the media and dodgy practice. Ethical communication is at the heart of this.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

JANUARY 23, 2017

The situation was all the more untenable by its relative pettiness; they were made to defend the new president’s claims not about national security or a major policy decision, but the size of the inauguration crowds in Washington, D.C. But that’s the box Spicer and Conway found themselves in over the weekend.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 3, 2023

The goal of PR is to influence how the public perceives an organization or individual, and to manage their reputation. The goal of PR is to present an organization or individual in the best possible light, and to build and maintain a positive reputation.”. What are some examples of public relations?

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Stephen Waddington

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Topics range from audience targeting, social media, partnership working, reputation, pitching to radio and community building through to public affairs, internal comms, leadership, coaching and the psychology of decision-making. They are looking to brands to be ethical, sustainable, moral; and do a lot more than sell product.

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PR in High Definition

JULY 28, 2016

The writer of the speech, Meredith McIver, eventually apologised and offered to hand in her resignation – but the reputation damage to the Trump campaign had already been done. As communication specialists, our role is to build and protect reputations. Indeed, the repercussions of plagiarism can even go beyond reputational damage.

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Sword and the Script

JANUARY 12, 2021

I won’t list them because I don’t want to appear as if I’m endorsing them when I can’t speak to the quality and reputation of these other services. Most of the reputable services mark links sent over their network as “no follow.” I recommend using a reputable press release service, like those mentioned here to keep it clean.

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Flatiron Communications

AUGUST 22, 2017

The “fitness” category includes news reports on candidates’ policy positions, personal qualities, leadership abilities, ethical standards, and the like. Source: Media Tenor. Excludes reports that were neutral in tone.

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Prohibition

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Crisis management is the reaction to an unexpected event that could have long lasting consequences on the organisation’s finances or reputation. Crisis management is an organisation’s response to unexpected events that threaten to do serious harm to the reputation or finances of that organisation. What is Crisis Management?

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