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Data, Privacy and Why Solo PR Pros Should Care

Solo PR Pro

Data has always informed the work of public relations professionals, but the sheer volume of information available today raises a new set of ethical and moral questions about what we collect, curate, share, and use. Data is worth money and in the quest for funding, scientific rigor (and ethical considerations) may fall by the wayside.

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Leveson Inquiry archive important contribution to debate and education on media ethics

Stephen Waddington

A second part of the inquiry was to be delayed until after a criminal prosecution against the News of the World for phone tapping but was dropped in March 2018. There are short essays on each of the key themes raised by the Inquiry including privacy, regulation, phone hacking and the internet, all pointing to key evidence.

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CBI sets out urgent requirement for internal and external communication on AI

Stephen Waddington

Ethics, employee engagement and wider stakeholder management are the three pillars of the CBI’s report AI: Ethics into practice. UK businesses have an opportunity to lead by example and take an ethical approach to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) according to the CBI. It is set to transform how we live and work.

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Major Challenges in Marketing

5W PR

Here are some of the major challenges that marketers had to deal with in 2018: The role of influencers. Marketing professionals are used to working with journalists, who have a certain code of conduct and are bound by journalism ethics to investigate and tell the truth. In 2018, marketing professionals had to work with influencers.

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Own Your Idea, Grow Your Audience with Storytelling [Case Study]

PR 20/20

Regardless of whether marketers embrace AI, it is accelerating change in the industry and transforming careers along the way: Consumers will demand greater personalization, while wanting to control their data and privacy. Career paths will evolve. Some jobs will be lost, and new ones, some we can’t even fathom, will be created.

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Google’s Cookie Ban May Put a Brighter Spotlight on Original Content

Contently - Strategy

“People have become increasingly uncomfortable with having targeted ads popping up based on their searches,” said Justin Antonipillai , founder and CEO of WireWheel , a data privacy management software company. “We’ve But from a privacy perspective, Google’s move may provide consumers with greater control over their data.

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The New Era of Global: What Marketers Need To Know

Deirdre Breakenridge

Pay attention to ethics. For instance, global brands who do business in Europe are leading the way as they work to comply this year with GDPR’s requirements for greater consumer privacy and transparency. Tips for Taking Action. Throughout its history, digital technology has always been a catalyst for companies to reach their customers.

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