Deirdre Breakenridge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

September is PRSA Ethics Month and #PRStudChat will be holding an ethics discussion on Tuesday, September 13th at 8:30 p.m. Our community of PR students, educators and pros will join together for a dynamic Twitter chat on “Ethics – The Heart of Leadership.” Hope to “see” you on the 13th!

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 22, 2018

A cross industry group of international PR associations has developed a common set of principles for ethical practice. In a well-publicised case the Public Relations Communications Association (PRCA) terminated the membership of Bell Pottinger in September last year for a breach of its code.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 18, 2020

I think I could make a case arguing the ethics either way. Professional communicators that have worked on similar messages know these things go through all sorts of review. Often the final result reflects an executive preference, but the communicator becomes the conduit. Give our services a try. for this question.

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Scott Public Relations

JULY 13, 2023

These reverberations are also reshaping the global operating environment of PR and comms firms as well as clients’ communication needs. Media relations, strategic communication and content production are in particularly high demand in 2023. Communication cannot work in isolation but must be woven into the very fabric of business.

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Ethical Voices

AUGUST 22, 2022

She discusses a number of important issues, including: The ethical challenges of weaponized communication. I have a degree in Organizational Communication, then applied that first working in the space division of Boeing, back when the International Space Station was still on the ground and being built.

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 13, 2019

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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Ethical Voices

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

This week in public relations ethics there were some really interesting articles that look at duty, leadership and the need for counsel. How to be an ethical leader – Business News Daily had an interesting article on how to be an ethical leader. Do you need an ethics adviso r – Continuing the international focus, the new U.K.

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Sword and the Script

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Businesses are increasingly viewed as more ethical and competent than government, media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Business is ethical and competent. According to the survey, business was the only institution that respondents classified as both ethical and competent. click image for higher resolution).

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Ethical Voices

JULY 25, 2022

. Joining me on this week’s episode is Filomena Fanelli , CEO of Impact PR & Communications. She discusses a number of important ethical issues, including: Why we need to trust but verify. Ethics and predatory lending. There are days where ethical challenges are around every turn. But it’s a good thing.

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Ethical Voices

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Joining me on this week’s episode of EthicalVoices is Cheryll Forsatz , the Vice President of Corporate Communications and Public Relations for Ferrero USA. I am a corporate communications and brand strategist with more than 25 years of experience working with global consumer brands. Now, internal is external.

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PRSay

JULY 29, 2022

For communicators in today’s hyper-globalized world, achieving an organization’s goals is becoming more complex. A growing multiplicity of voices and communications channels accompanies disruptive technologies and radical new business models. A brand’s communications should remain “simple, short and concrete,” he said.

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Wadds Inc.

JUNE 5, 2023

Amanda Coleman's Everyday Communications Strategies provides advice on proactively managing issues in corporate communication. A preventative approach runs through Amanda Coleman’s Everyday Communications Strategies: Manage Common Issues to Prevent a Crisis and Protect Your Brand.

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PRSay

JANUARY 26, 2021

The concept of crisis communications can elicit images of Olivia Pope on the ABC series “ Scandal ” rattling off a monologue to a slew of reporters. While not quite as cinematic in reality, crisis communications is at the heart of any professional communication enterprise. The violence in our nation’s Capitol on Jan.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Page Society in preparation for the book, “ Public Relations Ethics: Senior PR Pros Tell Us How to Speak Up and Keep Your Job.”. Her research interests include public relations management and ethics. While relationships are crucial, so are the basics. She also serves as the faculty adviser for the Baylor PRSSA chapter. and Trager, R.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

As PR practitioners, every day presents a new opportunity to reinforce our commitment to ethics. We also learned we could share it with the media, and we did so, but only after the internal VA channels didn’t work. We can win the hearts and minds people through communications. The beauty of the truth.

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Ethical Voices

MAY 8, 2023

She was one of the first people I interviewed when Ethical Voices launched in 2019, and I figured it was time to have her back, particularly because Ethisphere recently released an updated list of the World’s Most Ethical companies. What are the top ethics issues facing companies? It has a couple of component pieces.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The college intern who had been working with the agency on my company’s account that summer was the son of the CEO of our biggest competitor. The competitor’s CEO and our intern had the same fairly common last name. The competitor’s CEO and our intern had the same fairly common last name. Yes, said the intern.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Florida International University is a proud sponsor of PRSA. Whether a disaster impacts your company or an organizational issue disrupts your workplace’s ability to function as it should, well-mapped-out communication strategies should be structured to embrace the nuances of internal and external audiences.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 7, 2017

We are pleased to report that our latest project has resulted in a book, “Public Relations Ethics: Senior PR Pros Tell Us How to Speak Up and Keep Your Job ,” published by Business Expert Press. All of these efforts are part of BEPS‘ commitment to providing thought leadership on ethics in public relations. Dr. Marlene S.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 12, 2016

A wave of mild panic is sweeping over public relations agencies all over the land this week as this year’s crop of summer interns prepares to go back to school. If you already have a rigid gameplan for a student intern, be prepared to trash it. Your intern may be a beer geek, an art maven, or a whiz at editing smartphone videos.

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Ethical Voices

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Joining me on this week’s episode is Brian Peterson , the principal of Greater Life Communications. He discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: How respect can effectively address unethical situations. The ethical threat of incivility. Since I was 16, I’ve been in communications.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2023

BuzzSumo edges into PR with journalist database for SMBs; Poppulo adds generative AI for internal comms; why don’t PR software vendors follow basic PR standard practices? Poppulo adds generative AI for internal comms Poppulo, which develops an internal comms platform called Harmony, said it embedded generative AI into its platform.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). This year’s theme is “Ethics Every Day.” Please join the discussion via #PRethics, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, webinars and Twitter Chats throughout the month.

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Ethical Voices

MARCH 24, 2022

Do ethics matter to employees? What is ethical lobbying? This week there were some great stories – and a funny Dilbert cartoon on ethics. A great discussion topic is where do you draw the line in business and is there a line in international relations and war? What is Ethical Lobbying?

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Maxim Behar

JUNE 23, 2022

The globally renowned PR expert Maxim Behar has been designated International Fellow of the world’s largest professional PR body - Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA). As PRCA International Fellow, Maxim's key role will be to help shape thinking on the future of the industry.

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PRSay

JANUARY 14, 2022

More than 50 years later, his words ring true as a map to become a better communicator in 2022. Teams must also devote time to communicating the need to increase fees and lower delivery speeds. Proactive crisis communication is essential to build equity, protect against hate and be accessible to people looking for good in the world.

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Ethical Voices

AUGUST 1, 2022

Joining me in this week’s episode is Ken Kerrigan , a Vice President at Infinite Global , an international communications firm specializing in public relations, branding, and content. Ken discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: Too many beers – Ethics and client conflicts. I had an ethical dilemma.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2021

I’ve spent the past few weeks breaking down the survey results from the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey ( overview , challenges and the media relations struggle ). This week I paused to catch up on reading several other surveys of interest to PR and communications. Six in 10 comms pros face ethical challenges.

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Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

I am still on the executive board of the global PR organization ICCO and together with my colleagues we’re trying to establish principles on how to govern the ethical use of AI in terms of copyright. All that has a clear purpose and reason is ethical, as I’ve been saying for years. Good morning. Maxim Behar: Good morning.

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PRSay

MARCH 19, 2018

A recurring discussion at Ethisphere’s two-day Global Ethics Summit in New York City was how diversity and inclusion initiatives are changing the way businesses operate, altering everything from hiring practices and internal communications to consumer outreach. Metrics help prove internal D&I successes.

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Maxim Behar

JANUARY 14, 2021

The Bulgarian Association of PR Agencies (BAPRA) has just established an Ethics Commission (EC) to unite the communication community and monitor ethical and professional communications. Maxim Behar, PR expert and CEO of M3 Communications Group, Inc. , is elected a member of the Commission.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 1, 2022

The volume of comms work has grown and changed, according to the 482 respondents to the fifth annual JOTW Strategic Communications Survey, which is being released today. ” In open-ended comments, respondents cite digital, internal comms and a greater focus on comms by leadership as among the underlying reasons. When asked, “Why?”

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Maxim Behar

MARCH 21, 2021

The globally renowned PR expert Maxim Behar was announced as International Growth Chair for the most influential PR organization in the world – the International Communications Consultancy Organisation ( ICCO ). Maxim Behar said, “It is an exciting and dynamic time for PR and communications globally.

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Ethical Voices

APRIL 22, 2024

I’m now the CEO of B2 Communications. Before starting B2 Communications, I’ve always been in the agency world. At B2 Communications, we focus almost exclusively on business-to-business communications. What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted? So a fun new change in my work world.

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PRSay

JUNE 9, 2021

The suit claims that Publicis Health worked with Purdue’s internal marketing team to “humanize” the brand by creating “patient vignettes” — examples of patients with certain clinical conditions — to help doctors spot people for whom they might prescribe OxyContin. A commitment to ethics.

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Solo PR Pro

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Ahem, by the way, that's against our code of ethics.). Neither can a communications counselor. Communications professionals are valuable resources. Consider looking at your communications and public relations counselors this same way. The comparisons between lawyers and communications professionals are endless.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 30, 2021

Following a tumultuous year, 80% of PR and comms professionals say organizations place a greater value on comms, according to the 2021 JOTW Strategic Communications Survey. Organizations value communications more than ever. There’s greater support among communicators for brands to take a stand on social issues versus political issues.

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