Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

My coauthor, Amy Barnes, and I conducted 58 in-depth interviews with senior executives who are members of the PRSA College of Fellows and Arthur W. Page Society in preparation for the book, “ Public Relations Ethics: Senior PR Pros Tell Us How to Speak Up and Keep Your Job.”. Reference: Redmond, J., and Trager, R.

Internal 208

Internal International Ethics Journalism 208

Critical Mention

JANUARY 3, 2019

From going to prison after being convicted for violating the FCPA (the US foreign anti-bribery law) to founding Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC, and educating multinationals on current issues and challenges with respect to compliance, ethics and anti-bribery, Richard Bistrong has come a long way. Most of this happened in the U.S.

Interviews 105

Interviews Ethics Government Internal 105

Mark My Words

MARCH 29, 2021

Just as when Jennifer Aniston became the ‘chief creative officer’ of a natural supplement range or when David Beckham backed a cannabinoid skincare company, these mutually beneficial ‘ethical’ tie-ups can be worth their weight in publicity gold. It was not a hard internal sale. And not just for the company that gets their endorsement.

Corporate 60

Corporate Interviews Community Newspapers 60

PR Conversations

AUGUST 7, 2014

In the end, I found myself dabbling with hindsight, thinking ahead to a few years from now, when the great and good will gather for the annual International History of Public Relations Conference and expound their views on how our profession dealt with one of its greatest challenges: The Internet of Everything and wearable technology.

Publicity 87

Publicity Ethics Technology Government 87

PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

Even more unnerving was that the anchor— and, on occasion, other journalists affiliated with the TV network—interviewed his agency’s clients on show segments. For public relations practitioners committed to ethics and professionalism, the natural first instinct was self-righteous shock. Transparency helps—but it’s not enough.

Journalism 40

Journalism Reputation Ethics Corporate 40

PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

Even more unnerving was that the anchor—and, on occasion, other journalists affiliated with the TV network—interviewed his agency’s clients on show segments. For public relations practitioners committed to ethics and professionalism, the natural first instinct was self-righteous shock. Transparency helps—but it’s not enough.

Journalism 40

Journalism Reputation Ethics Corporate 40

PR Conversations

MAY 1, 2017

One of the problems for me, though, with this focus is that it is almost entirely on individuals’ ability to adapt and their ‘internal local of control’ Public relations seems to reflect a largely individualistic perspective with little attention on systemic or structural factors and forces.

Crisis 63

Crisis Crisis Management Leadership Training 63