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Three Ways Leaders Live Their Ethics

Deirdre Breakenridge

When I think of some of the greatest ethical leaders (the keyword here is “ethical”), a few immediately come to mind, based on what they’ve done for others. At the same time, fast forward to today, with leaders who take ethical “detours.”

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Four Questions to Ask Your Mentors About Their Ethics & Values

Deirdre Breakenridge

Of course, ethics and values are a personal choice and a business practice. Here’s when your mentors’ ethics and values really matter. What questions can you ask when selecting a mentor to make sure you’re both on the same ethics and values page?

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Where Have Our Ethics Gone?

HMA Public Relations

One of the pillars of the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics is that journalists should seek truth and report it. PR Observations and Preferences code of ethics Ethics Fox News PRSA Public Relations SPJ

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Three Tips for Ethical Media Interviews

Deirdre Breakenridge

Of course, as a leader, when this happens you must make sure you have your ethics and values in tow. These are the important moments when you can demonstrate your ethics and values in your interviews. book Ethics Leadership Media PR 2.0

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3 Ways to Elevate Ethics in Your Organization

Deirdre Breakenridge

So, then, who is responsible to communicate and demonstrate ethics and values at your company? Do ethics and values go beyond the HR policymakers? Today, everyone is an Ethical Marketer. The third is leadership who are the role models demonstrating the ethical conduct.

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Can Ethical PRs Represent Unethical Clients?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Just look at the pressure on the comms team at Facebook, which has come to epitomize the struggle to do ethical work at a company that is acting in bad faith. It all raises the question: how can a PR professional ethically represent an unethical, or merely controversial, company or individual?

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A Year-Round Commitment to the PRSA Code of Ethics

PRSay

In a letter to members at the start of 2023, PRSA Chair Michelle Egan, APR, Fellow PRSA, outlined her priorities for the year, including: “Amplifying our Code of Ethics to ensure that not only our members, but also our entire community at large know what professional communications should entail.”

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This Week in PR Ethics (2/2/23): Non-Competes, Bribes, AI, and Guerilla Marketing Ethics

Ethical Voices

This week the communications ethics issues spanned a wide variety of topics from non-competes, to stupid PR people, to ethics developments with AI and the 16 th Anniversary of one of the dumbest guerilla marketing stunts of all time. Are non-competes ethical?

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This Week in PR Ethics (12/1/22): Is Keurig the Payment Ethics Grinch? FTX and more

Ethical Voices

One thing that hasn’t changed is the plethora of ethics issues. Is Keurig the Payments Ethics Grinch ? – Personally, if the details are accurate, I see it as violating the Fairness value of PRSA’s code of ethics. First of all, ethics is global and always has been.

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This Week in PR Ethics (1/26/23): M&Ms, ChatGPT, Deepfakes and Deadbots

Ethical Voices

I sure picked a good week to restart the This Week in PR Ethics this year. Everywhere you turn there is an ethics discussion. M&M ethics – This story has blown up over the past few days. Should M&M have caved to its detractors or ethically stuck to its guns?

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Ethical Technology: Everyone’s Responsibility

Institute for Public Relations

Deloitte examined how ethical principles are currently being applied to emerging technology. Blog] [Research Library] Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) ESG - Corporate Governance ESG - Environment ESG ethical technology ethics technology technology communication

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Everything and ethics with Mark McClennan, PRSA’s 2016 National Chair and EthicalVoices host

Axia PR

In this episode, Mark McClennan, 2016 PRSA National Chair and host of EthicalVoices , shares his expertise on ethics. Tune in to learn more about ethics in PR and your company. ethics On Top of PR

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This Week in PR Ethics (03/02/23): Do Businesses Really Care About Diversity? What Happens When Employers Monitor Your Brain?

Ethical Voices

Some weighty, fascinating, and depressing ethics stories this week. From continued corporate failure when it comes to diversity, to further erosions of privacy, there are a number of deep and interesting ethics articles. What are the ethical issues around that?

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This Week in PR Ethics (2/23/23): Subway Surfing, Laundering Reputations, and Psychological Targeting

Ethical Voices

This week there were some ironic ethics issues – but the most intriguing articles are both depressing and important. What are the ethics of psychological targeting? In my ethics class, we use layoffs as an example of ethical dilemmas more than anything else.

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Ethical Voices is #1

Ethical Voices

I just need to say thank you to the more than 150 public relations executives that have shared their ethics challenges and advice with me over the past 3+ years. My Ethical Voices: Practicing Public Relations with Integrity book launched a month early. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

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Paddle your own ethical canoe – Filomena Fanelli

Ethical Voices

She discusses a number of important ethical issues, including: Why we need to trust but verify. Ethics and predatory lending. I started my career at Rubenstein Associates, had a really solid and ethics filled foundation from them. Ethics is actions, not words.

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93 Ethics Issues for Thanksgiving Dinner Discussion in 2023

Ethical Voices

As Thanksgiving approaches, I wanted to take a minute and just say how thankful I am to the outstanding students in my Public Relations Ethics class (COM525) as Boston University. We start every class by discussing ethical issues we have seen or read about over the past week.

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How Can We Mandate Ethics In PR?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

At times PR agencies run afoul of ethical standards by trafficking in false or misleading information, hiding conflicts of interest, or working with a lack of transparency. PR practitioners are ethically aware. PRSA has a code of ethics. Giving our ethics code teeth.

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Ensuring Ethical Advertising

Mindful Marketing

Identify corporate values: One of the best reminders of where a company stands ethically is a clearly articulated set of moral standards. It’s best to nib potential ethical offenses in the bud. However, steps like those above can guide firms around ethical infractions.

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This Week in PR Ethics (11/3/22): Pay Transparency, Fairness, Kyrie

Ethical Voices

This week the ethical issues in public relations rain the gamut, but the core theme was fairness. This also aligns with two elements of the PRSA Code of Ethics – transparency and fairness. . Fairness This Week in PR Ethics

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This Week in PR Ethics (2/9/23): Organ Harvesting, Fake Diversity, and the AI Arms Race

Ethical Voices

This week I had a hard time deciding which ethics story was more concerning – organ harvesting or fake diversity. It is a clear violation of the ethical principle of autonomy. Axios asks if, in the race for speed, ethics may be the first thing to fall by the wayside?

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Leading With Ethics During COVID-19

PRSay

Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). With such a wide-ranging group to reach, we wanted to ensure that we did so ethically and honestly during the standup.

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What is Public Relations’ First Responsibility in Ethical Situations? Linda Welter

Ethical Voices

She discusses a number of important ethics topics, including: Where do you draw the competitive line? What is our first responsibility in ethical situations? Ethics issues with influencers Why don’t you tell us more about yourself and your career?

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2022 Brands in Motion: Global Ethics Insights – Rebecca Wilson

Ethical Voices

While I was a bit under the weather from a cold, Rebecca provided ethics insights on a number of topics, including: . The two things every ethical communicator must embrace. Because consumers want to see companies act ethically.

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#PR Expanded Guest Post: Ethical Awareness … It’s Never Too Early

Deirdre Breakenridge

I know that ethics is “taught” in various forms in most colleges and universities, but I have serious concerns as to whether or not the “real world” is included in the process. But how much “this is why ethical behavior is crucial to the success of your client or employer” reality is included, I’m not sure. Mr. Bernays makes it pretty clear here… ethical people will behave ethically. Ethical awareness…it’s never too early. Ethics Guest Post Leadership PR 2.0

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Acting Ethically Means Going Beyond Performative Action – Candace Hamana

Ethical Voices

She discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: What to do when your employer doesn’t let you act in true faith How to make land acknowledgments more than a performative action The importance of cultural contexts Tell us about yourself and your career?

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This Week in PR Ethics (09/08/22) – What ethical failures are customers least likely to accept? Also Fur Trapping and Ethics Swag

Ethical Voices

Once again, I didn’t have to look far for ethics stories this week. I strongly encourage everyone to read the HBR study on what ethical failures customers are least likely to accept. There are also videos and Webinars from PRSA and PRCA and a link to some great ethics swag. .

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This Week in PR Ethics (9/1/22) Is it ever right to sabotage your company? Do you need an ethics advisor?

Ethical Voices

This week in public relations ethics there were some really interesting articles that look at duty, leadership and the need for counsel. How to be an ethical leader – Business News Daily had an interesting article on how to be an ethical leader. This Week in PR Ethics

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#PRStudChat Celebrates Ethics Month with a September 21st Twitter Chat

Deirdre Breakenridge

Throughout the month of September, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), holds several different activities and events to educate members, professionals and students on modern ethics. Dr. Neill will be engaging with students, professionals and other educators in a community chat session via Twitter, discussing today’s ethics and sharing her professional advice. Here are some of the questions and topics that we will be discussing; What does ethics in PR really mean?

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This Week in PR Ethics (10/20/22): Favela Tours, Virtuous Radio Hosts, and Virus Research

Ethical Voices

This week there were a wide range of ethical issues from slum tourism to sensationalistic news to the importance of stakeholders. The ethics of Favela tours – Fodor’s looks at the return of Favela Tours in Rio and asks – are they ethical? This Week in PR Ethics

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This Week in PR Ethics (10/27/22): Deepfakes, Destruction and Self-Destruction

Ethical Voices

When I started gathering ethics stories for the week, I was sad because I thought it would be a quiet week. While it skirts legal boundaries based on historical contracts, it opens a host of ethics issues – what is fair use and when do we say no? . Is this ethical?

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Ethics and ghostwriting

Axia PR

ethicsGhostwriting is a commonplace practice in public relations and can be found everywhere, from your favorite books to the most notable speeches. But what exactly is ghostwriting? It may be easier to start with what ghostwriting isn’t. Ghostwriting isn’t plagiarism.

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10 ethical issues facing public relations - PRCA Ethics Council Annual

Stephen Waddington

The PRCA Ethics Council has published its annual perspective of ethical challenging facing PR practice in 2021. The Council was launched in May 2020 to raise ethical standards in PR around the world. Stéphane Billiet, PRCA Ethics Council Member and CEO, WE Agency 2.

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This Week in PR Ethics (11/10/22): Virtue – Twitter, Bruins and Misconduct

Ethical Voices

Marlene Neill had a great assignment for her students this week where they had to analyze a political ad of their choice to see if it was ethical. Beyond the elections, the common theme in PR ethics issues this week was (the lack of) virtue. . This Week in PR Ethics

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The #PRStudChat Community Celebrates “Ethics Month” With a September 15th Discussion

Deirdre Breakenridge

PRSA has designated September as “Ethics Month” with a wide variety of activities to educate and inform members and industry professionals. In the spirit of Ethics Month, #PRStudChat welcomes Kirk Hazlett , APR, Fellow PRSA, on Tuesday, September 15th at 8:30 p.m. ET, as our guest host and moderator, to lead a discussion on ethics and ethical conduct. Ethics Mentoring PR 2.0 PRStudChat Ethical Conduct Ethics Month Kirk Hazlett PR PRSA public relations

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The most popular public relations ethics interviews of 2022

Ethical Voices

Top 5 Ethics Blog Posts of 2022. 1) What Are the Top Ethics Challenges, Skills and Deficiencies Facing Public Relations Professionals? 2) Ethical Issues with Celebrity Foundations and People Plagiarizing Your Mother’s Obituary – Bonnie Upright. Top 5 Ethics Podcasts of 2022.

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This Week in PR Ethics (3/17/22): Ethics and Business

Ethical Voices

The Irish Times discusses how ethical shoppers are driving a revolution. But beyond that, key ethics stories for the week include: Ethically, where can you do business?: First, over the past five years the most ethical companies outperformed other large cap companies by 24.6

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Maxim Behar: Ethics, Ethics, Ethics.

Maxim Behar

Ethics, transparency, this is telling the truth. So, from that perspective, the workshop on ethical business will be one of the most important in the summit. Ethics, Ethics, Ethics. October 12-13 th , Dubai will be the global capital of Public Relations.

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This Week in PR Ethics (8/11/22): Five Topics That Defy Easy Description

Ethical Voices

I usually can come up with punchy headlines for the weekly ethics roundup – but this week in PR ethics, the topics are just too important, bizarre, and complex. Is it ever ethical to represent a country with poor human rights records? Is it ethical to speak after you are dead? –

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Can Military Influencers Ethically Use Their Status to Sell Services?

PRSay

Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). This year’s theme is “Leading With Ethics.” 21 ) and a new Ethics Quiz. .

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