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On Today’s Multi-Agency Wikipedia Statement

Where the Fishermen Ain't

PR Leaders Today Affirm a Commitment to Abide by and Evangelize Wikipedia Community Norms. Last February, William Beutler , principal of Beutler Ink and publisher of The Wikipedian , convened a meeting of digital leaders from multiple agencies, as well as notable Wikipedia volunteers. Fortunately, my employer feels the same way.

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Who Is Fighting Fake News? [article]

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

has radically changed journalism and public relations , two industries that rely on the free exchange of information and ideas. It’s their way of supporting journalism into the future, which is a good thing. But the big tech companies aren’t the only ones fighting fake news. Facebook & Twitter. The startups.

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For whom the bell tolls

Stephen Waddington

An upcoming discussion between two senior public relations practitioners, spotlights the issue of ethics in public relations. The event is being hosted by the PR Company. It was also criticised at the same time for anonymously editing Wikipedia pages on behalf of clients.

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Why Facebook & Google Can’t Afford to Legitimize Fake News Sources

Cision

In the 1890s, it was called yellow journalism and was a tactic designed by greedy newspaper publishers to sell more newspapers using scandalous (and not necessarily true) headlines. And that brings up an excellent point — do search engine and social media companies have a moral responsibility to protect the public from fake news?

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Is Pay-to-Post Blogging The New Advertorial?

Waxing UnLyrical

It was something to the effect of “Would/should companies do this with big bloggers in their spaces?&# Alas, the issue is even stickier for bloggers than it is for companies. When I think about how auto companies have done PR (BIG paid trips to exotic places to test cars) paying for a post seems a bit less obtrusive.