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Ethical Standards in the Public Relations Industry

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Sure, every profession has bad actors; however, ethical behavior is inherently required in the practice of public relations. By the nature of the profession, PR pros are morally bound to act ethically. These articles reference at least a few of the ‘ethics codes’ of PR industry associations in the US and UK.

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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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Why You Should Pursue Your APR Certification in 2018

PRSay

Obtaining the APR tells employers you have demonstrated the ability to perform as a strategic communicator to a high professional standard, that you have demonstrated your decisions are grounded in strong ethical approaches and that the professional process you use is based on current best practices. Notice that word “current.”

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European Communication Monitor: a 15-year retrospective

Wadds Inc.

It peaked with its most relevance in 2018," he said. since 2016, [have] kept a very high position in our discussions," said Tench. Trust as a constant A constant introduced by Tench was the concept of trust, which has been a steadfast concern for communicators and public relations practitioners since 2007. "It Big data and algorithms.

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

Communications Conversations

Bank social media team in 2018 after graduating from the University of Minnesota with a degree in journalism. She left the agency world in 2016 to work at Be The Match on their communications team. Megan’s positive attitude, mature professionalism and outstanding work ethic stood out to both clients and leaders.

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Voice assistants: what you need to know for marketing and public relations

Stephen Waddington

Number crunchers at analyst house Canalsys predict sales of 56 million worldwide in 2018 , up from 33 million in 2017. Google followed Amazon with the Google Assistant platform for the Google Home, Google Home Mini and Android in 2016. Fake audio will almost certainly become an ethical concern for communicators.

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An Interview with Richard Bistrong, CEO, Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC

Critical Mention

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. Richard: It happened slowly and organically.