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A Case for Marketing Ethics

Mindful Marketing

So, I was surprised recently when a student waited until others had left, then said, “Hey, Dr. Hagenbuch, I have a question about an ethical issue.” As we talked about the issue, one of the first things that came to my mind was Sports Illustrated’s recent moral lapse. Grant cleared each of those moral hurdles.

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Crisis Comms, AI and Ethics: January Roundup

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Ethics and AI Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI), specifically AI-generated content, is having an ethical (and legal) moment. It’s ethically the right thing to do. For more information on PR ethics and AI, check out Promise & Pitfalls: The Ethical Use of AI for Public Relations Practitioners.

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This Week in PR Ethics (10/20/22): Favela Tours, Virtuous Radio Hosts, and Virus Research

Ethical Voices

This week there were a wide range of ethical issues from slum tourism to sensationalistic news to the importance of stakeholders. The ethics of Favela tours – Fodor’s looks at the return of Favela Tours in Rio and asks – are they ethical? But my favorite is celebrating the positive, virtuous action by a radio station show host.

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This Week in PR Ethics (11/10/22): Virtue – Twitter, Bruins and Misconduct

Ethical Voices

Marlene Neill had a great assignment for her students this week where they had to analyze a political ad of their choice to see if it was ethical. Beyond the elections, the common theme in PR ethics issues this week was (the lack of) virtue. . Twitter layoffs – Elon Musk gave a masterclass in how not to handle layoffs ethically.

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PR Ethics: What Happens When There is a Coup?  – Alex Dance

Ethical Voices

For Ethics Month, I wanted to look at new topics and geographies. He discusses several important ethics issues, including: What should you do when clients are even tangentially affiliated with a coup? Ethical challenges with clickbait. That’s obviously not ethical. The state of misinformation in Cambodia.

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ICON 2023 Q&A: ESPN’s Amanda Brooks on Finding the Human Element in Stories

PRSay

14, Brooks talked with PRsay about her career path and offered advice for students and new pros interested in a career in sports-related communications. I was incredibly passionate about sports. When I was playing, I remember looking around and wondering, “What can I actually do as a career in sports?” And to me, it was ethics.

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PRSA Introduces Innovative Program to Guide Journalists Transitioning Into PR and Communications

PRSay

So far in 2024, the Los Angeles Times , The Wall Street Journal , Time magazine, Sports Illustrated and National Geographi c, among other outlets, have all conducted layoffs, while journalists at several Condé Nast publications staged walkouts over proposed job cuts. He thought I was a good fit for a position at G.S.