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One key PR ethics lesson from the Pulse nightclub shooting – Ann Marie Varga

Ethical Voices

Pete area, but I’ve worked in agencies, corporations, and my experience spans a variety of industries including academia, banking, government, healthcare, tourism, and utilities. Thinking about your career from circus to healthcare to agency, what is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted?

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Ethics: Not Just a Policy

PRSay

To paraphrase a friend of mine “Ethics should not just be a policy. Ethics is central to effective public relations. I wrote a few years ago about training your ethical mind and the lessons still hold true today. It’s why we have ethics month every year and why we created the PRSA ethics app. 15, time TBD.

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The journey from lockdown

Stephen Waddington

In the UK a three day simulation exercise called Exercise Cygnus took place in 2016 to consider the potential impact of a pandemic influenza outbreak. It’s an area of huge international effort among healthcare providers. People can carry the virus and infect others without exhibiting symptoms.

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How to Build Trust Ethically and Effectively – Roy Reid

Ethical Voices

He discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: What to do when your client asks you to besmirch the competition How to effectively and ethically build trust What to do when employees, clients and partners break your trust Why don’t you tell us a little bit more about yourself and your career?

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2022 Brands in Motion: Global Ethics Insights – Rebecca Wilson

Ethical Voices

While I was a bit under the weather from a cold, Rebecca provided ethics insights on a number of topics, including: . The two things every ethical communicator must embrace. I’ve spent the last 25 years of my career in corporate communication as an agency owner, and with WE Communications who acquired my business back in 2016.

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Professional PR Development. Why bother?

PR Conversations

With PR bodies increasingly focused on the importance of raising standards in professionalism and ethics, why are some (or most?) Source: Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) State of the Profession Report (2016). Reflective practice is adopted in a number of professions including medicine, teaching and healthcare.

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

Communications Conversations

Over the last two years, Amelia has played an integral role in shaping how our agency approaches influencer engagement in the healthcare industry. She left the agency world in 2016 to work at Be The Match on their communications team. Most recently, she went out on her own, establishing May Ott Communications in 2017.