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Ethics, Copyright and PR Practice: Ethical and Legal Considerations for Communicators

PRSay

PR practitioners are required to act ethically in all communications. However, in the digital age sometimes well-intentioned ethical communication can still run afoul of copyright law. laws are changing copyright: As PR work becomes increasingly international it is important to think about legal implications beyond a U.S.

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Don’t Overlook Your Office Neighbors: The Importance of Building Internal Relationships

Deirdre Breakenridge

Page Society in preparation for the book, “ Public Relations Ethics: Senior PR Pros Tell Us How to Speak Up and Keep Your Job.”. Her research interests include public relations management and ethics. She served as the chair for the Southwest District of PRSA in 2011.

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The Death Of A PR Firm, By Bad PR

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

When it was called out for crossing ethical lines by using false propaganda and fake grassroots in 2011, Bell Pottinger blasted critics but apparently never saw fit to police its methods. The leakers clearly crossed ethical lines themselves, but the agency’s controversial practices may have invited their actions.

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Meet the Media: Seth Clevenger, Managing Editor for Features at Transport Topics

Bianchi Biz Blog

In recent years, I have spent a great deal of time covering the emergence of new commercial vehicle powertrain technologies such as battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell trucks, as well as internal combustion engines that run on cleaner and renewable fuels. I was raised on a small family farm in northwest Ohio.

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The Essential Guide to Mass Communication: History, Methods, Ethics, and the Future

Masters in Communications

Types of Mass Communication History of Mass Communication Mass Communication Theories Ethical Issues for Mass Communications What Does the Future of Mass Communications Look Like? of households in the US-owned at least one television set in 2011. This issue sometimes creates further ethical issues listed in this section.

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Public relations in 2018

Stephen Waddington

12 months is an arbitrary period to measure change in a sector that is rapidly innovating in some areas such as artificial intelligence and digital media; but woefully slow in others such as diversity and ethics. I’ve also published a blog of key international events in the public relations calendar as part of the project.

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Bank Stress Tests Complete. Could Your Bank Now Pass a “Reputation” Test?

Reputation Us

consumers, achieving a reputation score that qualified as “strong” for the first time since the Survey of Bank Reputations began in 2011, conducted by the Reputation Institute for “ American Banker ” magazine. The 2017 Reputation Survey found that ethical behavior and fairness are key trigger points for enhancing reputation.

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