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Fixing the broken web

Stephen Waddington

A new #FuturePRoof guide highlights the ills of the web. It’s the start of an important conversation about how communicators tackle disinformation and fix the broken web. The great hope of the world wide web in 1989 was that it would democratise the publication and sharing of information.

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The Role of PR in Transforming Consumer Finance

5W PR

From intimidation to inclusion For many years, the financial services industry was wrapped in an intricate web of complexity. By championing transparency and ethical conduct, PR aids financial institutions in shaping a reputation of being reliable and trustworthy partners in consumers’ financial journeys.

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Is It Plagiarism or Jumping on a Trend? The Ethics of Social Media Content

Contently - Strategy

Here are four tips to help you build better content creation practices by getting inspired and taking inspiration from others—without crossing any ethical lines. Rather than force the fans to hand it over, Coke collaborated with fans to grow and maintain the fan page, turning it into an online community. Be inspired.

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Status report: artificial intelligence (AI) in public relations

Wadds Inc.

The launch of ChatGPT by OpenAI put AI in the hands of anyone with a web browser. AI tinkering and experimentation The approach to AI by public relations agencies and communication teams has been tinkering and experimentation. It was rapidly followed by Anthropic Claude 2 and Google Bard.

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Beyond the Press: Navigating the Diverse Landscape of News Channels and Platforms

The Proactive Report

The online space has become a host for the digital homes of both legacy news outlets and new, “born on the web” news outlets. Moreover, advocating for transparency and accountability in news reporting reinforces the importance of ethical journalism and upholds the public’s right to accurate and reliable information.

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Flawed news

Stephen Waddington

Reporting the death of an individual should be an ethical red line, whatever the media. Newsrooms track trending topics on social networks nationally and in communities such as business and politics as a way of spotting breaking stories. But fact and fiction spread at equal speed on the web.

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Airbnb, Starbucks, & Edelman’s Trust Barometer: Daily spotlights for the week of March 7th

NewsWhip

As part of that, we spotlight a specific topic that is gaining media and public interest across the web and discuss its impact. The community-led idea to book stays in Ukraine, far surpassed that level of interest, peaking at 344k engagements on Saturday. Here’s today’s , as an example. Let’s begin with March 7th.