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10 ethical issues facing public relations - PRCA Ethics Council Annual

Stephen Waddington

The PRCA Ethics Council has published its annual perspective of ethical challenging facing PR practice in 2021. The Council was launched in May 2020 to raise ethical standards in PR around the world. Here are ten of the ethical issues facing practitioners highlighted in PRCA Ethics Council Annual Perspective 2021.

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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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The most important ethics priority for healthcare communicators – Kena Lewis

Ethical Voices

Kena discusses several important ethics issues, including: What to do ethically when your boss is the problem. The ethical challenges of online identity. The most important ethics priority for healthcare communicators. Always on the corporate side, never on the agency side, but in multiple industries.

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PRBI Barometer: 2023 Brings Higher Expectations of Ethical PR

Scott Public Relations

The global annual PRBI Barometer is a decision-making tool that allows member agencies to make knowledgeable business decisions. Regardless of geographical location, many (46.7%) agencies believe that the demand for their services will be higher this year than in 2022.

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Bias in AI and How to Deal With It

5W PR

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become increasingly integrated into various aspects of our lives, from healthcare to hiring processes, offering the promise of efficiency, accuracy, and convenience. Racial bias in AI AI algorithms have been known to demonstrate racial bias, especially in healthcare applications.

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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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Daley’s Razor: On Healthcare Communications & Fake News

PRSay

Those were often the first words out of the mouth of Steve Daley , a former mentor of mine from agency life, when he would hear about the value proposition from a new client. Now, Daley’s Razor is an edict to all of us in healthcare communications as we rally against fake news, propagated either by false motives or old fashioned apathy.