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The State Of AI In PR: Takeaways From Muck Rack’s 2024 Report

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

About Muck Rack’s State of AI in PR January 2024 Report Muck Rack’s latest State of AI in PR report was released earlier this month. You can download the full State of AI in PR report on their website. (We If true, the share of PR pros reporting that they use generative AI may be a bit inflated. I’m not convinced.

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How Can We Mandate Ethics In PR?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

At times PR agencies run afoul of ethical standards by trafficking in false or misleading information, hiding conflicts of interest, or working with a lack of transparency. Then there’s what one report calls “defense of malicious behavior” where a PR team chooses to represent a bad actor. PRSA has a code of ethics.

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Crisis Comms, AI and Ethics: January Roundup

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

As PR Daily’s Allison Carter reported , “Purina’s statement was clear, expressing empathy for pet owners and their fears while not mincing words: It wasn’t them. Ethics and AI Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI), specifically AI-generated content, is having an ethical (and legal) moment.

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Ethical Standards in the Public Relations Industry

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Sure, every profession has bad actors; however, ethical behavior is inherently required in the practice of public relations. By the nature of the profession, PR pros are morally bound to act ethically. These articles reference at least a few of the ‘ethics codes’ of PR industry associations in the US and UK.

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How to Deal with Biased Reporters – Missy Hurley

Ethical Voices

What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted? I was pitching four reporters, three of which I knew pretty well. The fourth reporter I didn’t know as well, but I had worked with off and on. The next day I got a phone call from a reporter I’m used to working with.

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This Week in PR Ethics (2/2/23): Non-Competes, Bribes, AI, and Guerilla Marketing Ethics

Ethical Voices

This week the communications ethics issues spanned a wide variety of topics from non-competes, to stupid PR people, to ethics developments with AI and the 16 th Anniversary of one of the dumbest guerilla marketing stunts of all time. Are non-competes ethical? This was the big news last week, but I am just getting to it now.

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2023 CPRE Report Underscores Need to Connect Practitioners to Students Through the Classroom

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CPRE 2023 Signature Report Co-Chairs Elizabeth L. No one really expects PR practice to return to its pre-COVID-19 norms, according to the 2023 Commission on Public Relations Education’s 2023 Signature Report. Additionally, new practitioners reported experiencing hostile workplace environments and harassment more than anticipated.

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