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Double-dipping exposes reputation risk in blurred boundaries of PR and journalism

PR Conversations

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. When trust in journalism is broken, everyone loses. The boundaries between journalism and public relations are increasingly porous.

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Double-dipping exposes reputation risk in blurred boundaries of PR and journalism

PR Conversations

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. When trust in journalism is broken, everyone loses. The boundaries between journalism and public relations are increasingly porous.

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P.T. Barnum: “There’s No Such Thing as Bad Publicity”

Doctor Spin

This was done by embracing controversy, using storytelling to his advantage, and sometimes, pushing ethical boundaries. Today’s leaders can draw from Barnum’s playbook, albeit ethically, by using powerful narratives and effective public relations strategies to garner attention and influence their stakeholders. Risk management.

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15 Up-and-Coming PR and Social Media Marketers to Watch

Communications Conversations

A North Minneapolis native, Tess excelled in her journalism program at Drake University, during which she presided over the Coalition of Black Students and interned in business development with The Integer Group and in marketing/group sales with Iowa Events Center. She was hired full time shortly before graduating from the University of St.

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For whom the bell tolls

Stephen Waddington

An upcoming discussion between two senior public relations practitioners, spotlights the issue of ethics in public relations. Lord Bell wasn’t responsible for delivering the work that resulted in the PRCA expulsion, but he set up the original contract, and was responsible for a corporate culture in which this type work was acceptable.

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Future of PR: 2020 edition

Stephen Waddington

He published a paper called PR 2020 on behalf of the CIPR in 2011 that examined the future of PR. Tackling fake news and disinformation: an ethical issue that strikes at the heart of practice 6. has been exploring in her work on women in journalism. It’s an issue that is quickly rising up the corporate agenda.

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In-Housing Trend: What PR Agencies and Marketing Firms can Learn from Law Firms

Sword and the Script

In other words, corporate communications is adding headcount and work that used to go to outside PR firms is being kept inside. It found as the Wall Street Journal reported , “Advertisers with in-house agencies increased to 64% of the survey’s respondents from 42% a decade ago, according to the study.” (By Then the economy changed.

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