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Bits, Bytes and the Ethics of Data

PRSay

Data has always informed the work of PR professionals, but the sheer volume of information available today raises new ethical and moral questions about what we collect, curate, share and use. In their quest for research funding, some data scientists might forego scientific rigor and ethical considerations. presidential election.

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Research From BEPS Results in Book Providing Guidance on Ethics Counsel

PRSay

We are pleased to report that our latest project has resulted in a book, “Public Relations Ethics: Senior PR Pros Tell Us How to Speak Up and Keep Your Job ,” published by Business Expert Press. All of these efforts are part of BEPS‘ commitment to providing thought leadership on ethics in public relations. Dr. Marlene S.

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From Crisis Point to Turning Point

Maxim Behar

“The Global PR Revolution” is delving into ethics, morality, accuracy, and transparency — but the fact is that the gist of our job has always been to tell the truth, and this is what we’ve been doing in our everyday lives. By September 2017, the Bell Pottinger firm had all. To prove it, he resigned from Bell Pottinger.

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The Importance of PR Skills in a Hyper-Globalized World

PRSay

In 2000, the company had become part of the DaimlerChrysler alliance, but then Mitsubishi tried unsuccessfully to hide defects in its cars, rather than acting ethically by conducting a mass recall. But then the 2016 scandal forced Nissan to suspend selling those models. Turning stakeholders into supporters.

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

Stephen Waddington

The European Communication Monitor reported in 2017 that four out of five public relations departments are failing to operate at their potential. billion in 2016 (Public Relations and Communications Association, 2016). A body of knowledge, ethics and certification are the three foundations of a profession.

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The robots have arrived in ethics

PR in High Definition

Until mid-September 2017, Facebook allowed ad buyers to target users who were interested in, or who had interacted with anti-Semitic content [1]. In March 2016, Microsoft launched an experimental Twitter chatbot to learn from other users, get smarter and eventually have conversations [2]. This raises two questions in my mind.

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

Wadds Inc.

The European Communication Monitor reported in 2017 that four out of five public relations departments are failing to operate at their potential. billion in 2016 (Public Relations and Communications Association, 2016). A body of knowledge, ethics and certification are the three foundations of a profession.