Remove Corporate Remove Ethics Remove Journalism Remove Leadership
article thumbnail

Trust: Business Tops Media and Government in Ethics and Competence, Finds Survey

Sword and the Script

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).

article thumbnail

Amid Flood of False News, PR Professionals Must Support Credible Journalism

PRSay

In Greentarget’s “ Fake News 2021 ” report, 84 percent of journalists surveyed agreed that “fake news” — which we define as false information spread unwittingly (misinformation) or intentionally (disinformation) — is a factor that is delegitimizing traditional journalism and news sources. We stress ethics and transparency.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

PRSA Introduces Innovative Program to Guide Journalists Transitioning Into PR and Communications

PRSay

So far in 2024, the Los Angeles Times , The Wall Street Journal , Time magazine, Sports Illustrated and National Geographi c, among other outlets, have all conducted layoffs, while journalists at several Condé Nast publications staged walkouts over proposed job cuts. How was your transition into public relations?

article thumbnail

Too many beers: ethics and client conflicts – Ken Kerrigan

Ethical Voices

Ken discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: Too many beers – Ethics and client conflicts. Can corporations really be ethical media enterprises? We get into a little bit about ethical dilemmas that we might face in the profession, including in today’s stakeholder driven world.

Ethics 71
article thumbnail

Question of the Month: What Does Acting Ethically as a Communicator Mean to You?

PRSay

” In honor of September being PRSA’s Ethics Month, we posed the following: “ What does acting ethically as a communicator mean to you?” ” “Acting ethically as a communicator to me starts at a person’s core. Corporate Director of Communications, Acts Retirement-Life Communities.

Ethics 93
article thumbnail

Public Relations Professionals Are Failing to Address the Ethical Threat of Incivility – Brian Peterson

Ethical Voices

He discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: How respect can effectively address unethical situations. The ethical threat of incivility. First, I was in radio journalism doing the DJ thing with album rock at night and high school during the day. The ethical issues are also cultural-related as well.

Ethics 78
article thumbnail

Meet PRSA Board of Directors Nominee David Marshall, Ph.D., APR

PRSay

Current job title : Professor and Chair of The Department of Strategic Communication in the School of Global Journalism & Communication at Morgan State University. Why did you decide to pursue leadership roles within the Maryland Chapter, and then at the national level? Name: David Marshall, Ph.D., Location : Baltimore.

Meeting 195