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Crisis Comms, AI and Ethics: January Roundup

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Purina: In other news, Purina is dealing with a social media crisis as pet food safety is questioned by pet owners’ Facebook groups and then amplified on TikTok. Our take: Top-notch communications and PR professionals know that now is always the best time to prepare for a crisis — before it happens.

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An Introduction to Ethics Month, With Thanks

PRSay

Each September, PRSA takes the opportunity to spotlight ethics, which must be a constant focus for the PR profession regardless of which month we’re in. Without rigorous study and application of ethical principles, trust is inevitably lost, and without trust the PR function and organizational life deteriorate into dysfunction or failure.

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This Week in PR Ethics (5/18/23): Taking on Climate Lies

Ethical Voices

One of the researchers made the strong claim that this makes prominent “news organizations complicit in actively creating and spreading disinformation about the climate crisis.” Lack of disclosure – Many communication professionals make use of native ads and follow the PRSA Code of Ethics when it comes to proper disclosure.

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PR ethics and journalism ethics in the face of media business meltdown

Stuart Bruce

Since columnist Peter Oborne sensationally resigned from The Telegraph with a devastating public critique of what he believed to be its declining ethical and editorial standards I’ve read very little about the role and implications for PR, corporate communications and business. But two wrongs don’t make a right.

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A Look at Today’s Crisis Realities and How To Manage Them

Melissa Agnes

Today’s crisis realities present some of the biggest challenges and obstacles to be faced in a crisis or emergency. In fact, if you aren’t prepared, today’s crisis realities will work against you , rather than for you, in a crisis – making your task of effective crisis management extremely difficult.

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Should Public Relations Be Considered A Profession?

Institute for Public Relations

This blog is based on the original study in the Public Relations Journal. For example, when a crisis strikes (and even before), executives seek out communication leaders for advice on how to navigate tricky situations. When we need expertise in life or business situations, we often look to experts for help.

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Corporate Reputation And The Whistleblower Culture

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Tom Mueller, who interviewed over 200 corporate whistleblowers for his book Crisis of Conscience: Whistleblowing in an Age of Fraud , proclaims this “the age of the whistleblower.”. The key, of course, is for senior managers to model ethical behavior, and to cultivate an environment of full transparency.

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