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Nonprofit Local News Gains Steam

PRSay

It was refreshing to hear Todd’s optimistic vision for a future in which a more independent news media will regain the public’s trust and return to covering local communities with a sense of shared values. For PR professionals, being able to work with trustworthy, engaged and ethical journalists to tell our clients’ stories is crucial.

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Sometimes, the Ethical Choice Means Caring When Others Don’t

PRSay

Each September, PRSA celebrates Ethics Month, featuring programs presented by the PRSA Board of Ethics and Professional Standards (BEPS). Please join the discussion via #PRSAChat and #EthicsMonth, and follow along with our ethics-related blog posts, webinars and Twitter chats throughout the month.

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The Power of Local Knowledge: Why Product Development Should Start with Listening to Your Community

Stern + Associates

At the SAFElab , where Patton is the founding director, social workers and local residents join Patton and his team to add context to social media messages, which helps programmers build algorithms that interpret messages correctly.

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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. What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted at work? The ethical issues are also cultural-related as well. The need for a culture of kindness.

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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. That situation arose.

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

PRSay

Therefore, I immediately joined PRSA and the PRSA Maryland Chapter and got to work locally. Why did you decide to pursue leadership roles within the Maryland Chapter, and then at the national level? I started preparing for the APR and, as the expression goes, the rest is history.

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Is Lawsuit Against Marketing Firm’s Role in Opioid Crisis a Precedent for Public Relations?

PRSay

A commitment to ethics. A ruling against Publicis could set a precedent that should make advertising and public relations agencies more cautious and concerned about [living up to their] advertising ethics and corporate responsibility,” said David Clark, a partner at the Clark Law Office in Lansing, Mich.

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