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PR ethics and journalism ethics in the face of media business meltdown

Stuart Bruce

Since columnist Peter Oborne sensationally resigned from The Telegraph with a devastating public critique of what he believed to be its declining ethical and editorial standards I’ve read very little about the role and implications for PR, corporate communications and business. ” Thereafter no fresh reports appeared.

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Datelines, Bylines and Credible Citations: 3 Elements of Trust You Should Include in Company Blog Posts

Sword and the Script

That’s the approach some companies are taking with their blog posts and content. The study looked interesting, so I clicked the link for a closer look: the ‘source’ document was another blog post, which in turn cited several other studies. How could this happen on a company blog? That is by definition “ sameness.”

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Corporate Reputation And The Whistleblower Culture

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Its implosion was in large part due to first-rate reporting by The Wall Street Journal’s John Carreyrou, yet Carreyrou was originally tipped off a company insider. The key, of course, is for senior managers to model ethical behavior, and to cultivate an environment of full transparency. That’s easier said than done.

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Corporate Reputation And The Whistleblower Culture

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Its implosion was in large part due to first-rate reporting by The Wall Street Journal ‘s John Carreyrou, yet Carreyrou was originally tipped off to irregularities by a company insider. The key, of course, is for senior managers to model ethical behavior, and to cultivate an environment of full transparency. A mixed legacy.

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How To Protect Reputation In The Age Of Leaks

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

.” Today a far bigger and more damaging Uber story broke; according to documents provided to The New York Times , Uber has been using a secret app to deny rides to regulators in areas where its service is banned. Continuous communication of the daily decisions that represent an ethical culture is one of the best ways to self-police.

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Are Communications Professionals Concerned about Media Bias? Survey says…

Sword and the Script

The Pew Research article refers to this as a decline in “bothsidesism” in journalism, which sounds to me like a euphemism coined in PR circles. But this notion can easily become a slippery slope, however, given the long list of well-documented cognitive biases that exist in human psychology.

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The Amplification Hypothesis: How To Counter Extreme Positions Effectively

Doctor Spin

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, … Continue reading How does the amplification hypothesis work? Please consider supporting the blog by sharing it with other PR- and communication professionals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95 (4), 810–825. Tormala, Z. L., & Rucker, D. New York: Wiley.

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