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Bits, Bytes and the Ethics of Data

PRSay

Data has always informed the work of PR professionals, but the sheer volume of information available today raises new ethical and moral questions about what we collect, curate, share and use. In their quest for research funding, some data scientists might forego scientific rigor and ethical considerations. presidential election.

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Hate Speech and Ethics: A 3-Dimensional Issue

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 “Ethics Every Day.” Please join the discussion via #PRethics, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, webinars and Twitter Chats throughout the month.

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ICCO engages with European governments on digital media and misinformation

Stephen Waddington

What is the Council of Europe, how does it influence governments, and how is it funded? It is funded by annual fees from the 47 member state governments. They must work in tandem with tech developers to ensure new technology is sufficiently regulated and ethically implemented. Google and Facebook are part of the partnership.

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Maxim Behar on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in "One more thing with Flora" on BNT TV

Maxim Behar

I am still on the executive board of the global PR organization ICCO and together with my colleagues we’re trying to establish principles on how to govern the ethical use of AI in terms of copyright. All that has a clear purpose and reason is ethical, as I’ve been saying for years. Good morning. Maxim Behar: Good morning.

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Content analysis tool BuzzSumo adds journalist database for SMBs [PR tech sum no. 48]

Sword and the Script

The classic BuzzSumo tool will also allow you to analyze the reporter’s activity such as: Number of articles created on topic; Total engagement of articles on topic; Recency of published content; Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Reddit engagement; and Number of links driven. Content picks PR ethics. Trust but verify.

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Allegory report examines emerging corporate digital risk

Stephen Waddington

The case for Corporate Digital Responsibility CDR is a broad set of responsibilities related to the application and management of data and digital technologies that has emerged as a critical risk issue for boards in light of high-profile failures in data and digital governance, regulatory issues and data breaches.

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Who Is Fighting Fake News? [article]

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The platform will label government-funded videos as such. Facebook & Twitter. Even before the Cambridge Analytica controversy, Facebook had come under fire for its role in featuring fake news that may have influenced the 2016 presidential election. Now, Facebook is considering vetting news organizations.