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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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An Ethical, Decision-Making Model to Consider

PRSay

How do we ethically communicate and make decisions in a manner that considers the best interests for all — including employers, clients, members of key publics and stakeholders? In employing this model, PR professionals can approach decision-making regarding communication and relationship management efforts in an ethical manner.

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Public relations and professionalism: work to do to realise full potential

Stephen Waddington

A body of knowledge, ethics and certification are the three foundations of a profession. To work within an ethical framework on behalf of the organisation, in line with professional and societal expectations. Chartered status was granted by the Privy Council in 2005 enabling it grant Chartered accreditation to practitioners.

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Owning public relations as a management discipline

Wadds Inc.

Its purpose, set out in a Royal Charter in 2005, is to promote professional public relations to practitioners and public understanding. These include an ethical code, education, training, and qualifications. The CIPR celebrates its 75th anniversary this week. It’s a long-term project.

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Social Media Usage Skyrockets in Last Decade

The Proactive Report

Back in 2005 when Pew started tracking social media usage just 7% of adults where active on social networking sites. Ethic differences: There is very little difference between the usage of ethnic groups- 65% Whites, 65% Hispanic and 56% African-American. Today that number is 65%.

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Unlocking the strategic potential of internal communications

Wadds Inc.

Prof Dr Betteke ven Rule nailed it in an essay in 2005 ‘ PRofessionals are from Venus, scholars are from Mars ’. Prof Dr Shannon Bowen identified five situations where management calls on the expertise of public relations practitioners, including an organisational crisis, ethical dilemma and issues high on the media agenda.

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I Sold PR 20/20, but That’s Just the Start of the Story

PR 20/20

I started PR 20/20 in November 2005 out of a spare bedroom in my Cleveland home with a $25,000 loan and a belief that there was a better way to build an agency. I created the PR 20/20 tagline, “Look Beyond,” in 2005 when I launched the agency. This is a story about the future of PR 20/20. And now a few thoughts about the future.