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Astroturfing has no place in modern public relations or public affairs

Stephen Waddington

Propaganda has no place in modern public affairs or public relations. Jim Waterson writing in The Guardian highlights dark Facebook Pages that CTF has run on behalf of the Airbus, Canary Wharf Group and the Saudi government. Astroturfing should be called out in the strongest terms.

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Ethical Issues in Merging the Science and Art of Public Relations: Aaron Kwittken

Ethical Voices

Ethical issues in merging the science and art of public relations. I started in Washington DC in Public Affairs and Crisis Management. Thinking about all the crisis work and all the different hats you’ve worn, what is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted? I’m not a developer.

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The Value of Strategic Communications in the PRSA MBA/Business School Program

PRSay

Nearly a decade ago, the PRSA Foundation sponsored research that found only 23 percent of graduate business schools consistently provide instruction in reputation management, corporate communications and related ethical dimensions. That’s a huge shift in the way we think about communications.”.

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An update on the CIPR’s 70th anniversary crowdsourced project

Stephen Waddington

We need submissions from across its communities. My vision is to create a legacy for CIPR members and the broader business community that will inspire practitioners and support continuous learning and development. The project will support 2018 President Sarah Hall’s theme of public relations as a strategic management discipline.

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Just Divided over Nike's New Ad

Mindful Marketing

Before going further, I need to say that I really didn’t want to write about this ad. ” The first step in this Mindful Marketing analysis is ethics: Does Nike’s ad uphold societal values? Like the ethical analysis, assessment of the commercial’s likely effectiveness has also been complicated.

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PR software vendors are starting to talk security in generative AI pitches [PR Tech Sum No. 46]

Sword and the Script

This means my last summary of PR tech news was in early June – and in the eight weeks since, there’s been a number of annucments from the solution provider community. The PR software community has taken note and they are responding. A code of ethics isn’t a bad idea. It makes sense. Fair enough.

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BAME voices takeover #FuturePRoof for fourth book

Stephen Waddington

Sarah Waddington has handed over #FuturePRoof to the BAME community for her latest book. Her goal was to create a platform to assert the value of public relations as a strategic management function and promote best practice. Along the way she has published three books and created a vibrant community. Anouchka Burton.