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PR ethics and journalism ethics in the face of media business meltdown

Stuart Bruce

Since columnist Peter Oborne sensationally resigned from The Telegraph with a devastating public critique of what he believed to be its declining ethical and editorial standards I’ve read very little about the role and implications for PR, corporate communications and business. ” Thereafter no fresh reports appeared.

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

PR Conversations

When it comes to reputation, there is little distinction between a real conflict and a perceived one. 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. Op-Ed by Daniel Tisch, APR, FCPRS.

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PR Advice For CEOs Under Fire

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

It helps to hire a top PR firm , but even the best advice may not salvage a reputation. What can PR and reputation experts take away from the resulting media coverage? And in any other year they might have worked to quell controversy and recover its reputation. Yet Stump’s apology fell short. firm to defend themselves.”

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

PR Conversations

When it comes to reputation, there is little distinction between a real conflict and a perceived one. 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. Op-Ed by Daniel Tisch, APR, FCPRS.

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The Value of Strategic Communications in the PRSA MBA/Business School Program

PRSay

Nearly a decade ago, the PRSA Foundation sponsored research that found only 23 percent of graduate business schools consistently provide instruction in reputation management, corporate communications and related ethical dimensions. The program has since grown to 15 schools nationwide.

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What is PR? A definition for 2015

Stuart Bruce

The UK’s Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) definition of PR says: “Public Relations is about reputation – the result of what you do, what you say and what others say about you. ” The PRSA’s definition was updated in 2012 as a result of a crowd-sourcing discussion. .”

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The Marketing Power of Wikipedia: 8 Tips for PR Pros

MaccaPR

Acknowledging these benefits suggests that you deem your company''s Wikipedia presence as vitally important to your reputation. This will set yourself apart, as a full 25 percent of communicators surveyed in a 2012 Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) study were not familiar with their own Wikipedia pages. Source: Inc.)

Wikipedia 101