Ethical Voices

OCTOBER 27, 2022

When I started gathering ethics stories for the week, I was sad because I thought it would be a quiet week. Celebrity Deepfakes and ads – The WSJ had an interesting article this week on the use of celebrities, such as Elon Musk, Tom Cruise, and Leonardo DiCaprio in ads without their consent thanks to deepfake technology. Is it a hoax?

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Scott Public Relations

JULY 13, 2023

The recent layoffs in the technology and startup funding winter have shaken things to a great degree adding to the ambiguity of the future. Media relations, strategic communication and content production are in particularly high demand in 2023. At the same time, respondents expect modest growth in their clients’ PR budgets.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

MAY 14, 2024

Social media accessibility is about creating social media content in a way that everyone, including people with all forms of disabilities, can access and interact with it. Why is Social Media Accessibility Important? Social media has become an inseparable part of daily communication between people and businesses.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

MAY 31, 2024

First, it’s our obligation – as independent agents and on behalf of clients – to operate within stringent ethical guidelines. “Infinite” Media As traditional media has declined, new outlets and platforms have sprung up. How can communicators manage their programs given such media fragmentation?

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Each September, PRSA recognizes Ethics Month as a way to bring increased attention to the core foundation of the communications profession. Programming this month several webinars, including “ Bots, Misrepresentation and More: Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Digital Communication ” on Sept. 27 from 3-4 p.m. Ewing, APR, Fellow PRSA.

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PRSay

AUGUST 31, 2016

To paraphrase a friend of mine “Ethics should not just be a policy. Ethics is central to effective public relations. I wrote a few years ago about training your ethical mind and the lessons still hold true today. It’s why we have ethics month every year and why we created the PRSA ethics app. 15, time TBD.

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Wadds Inc.

APRIL 29, 2024

To navigate this developing environment, communication leaders must develop strategies to cut through the noise, build AI literacy within their teams, adapt to a changing workforce, combat misinformation, and harness the potential of physiological and behavioural data while remaining mindful of the ethical implications.

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Ethical Voices

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Joining me is Scott Tharler , an award-winning technology journalist. I first met him when I pitched him for a client, and we soon discovered we both went to Syracuse around the same time and had friends in common and wanted to talk about ethics. Scott discusses a number of important ethics topics including. Am I selling it?

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Ethical Voices

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

She discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: The ethical implications of blurred lines Influencer ethics and disclosure Ethics and AI Why don’t you tell us more about yourself and your career? What is the most difficult ethical challenge you ever confronted? They have the case law.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Anyone who works in PR for high-growth tech businesses knows that the media are eager to cover colorful tech founders, especially if they’re young and female. There’s also a media herd mentality in sectors like Silicon Valley. Media coverage brings more media coverage. She was a business celebrity.

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Ethical Voices

AUGUST 22, 2022

She discusses a number of important issues, including: The ethical challenges of weaponized communication. The Center for Humane Technology talks about how new technologies are not ethical or not civil in a way that they influence. That is not ethical. Avoiding thought terminating cliches. But that is not civil.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 3, 2023

I’ve been writing this monthly column about PR technology companies for nearly five years – and I’m still continuously reminded that while these companies make software for communicators, they are not typically communication experts. I believe the generative AI is based on OpenAI technology, which makes ChatGPT. Trust but verify.

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Ethical Voices

JUNE 6, 2022

I asked them to share insights from a recent journal article they authored titled The Role of Ethical Leadership in Building Influence: Perspectives from Female Public Relations Professionals. . Would you please tell us more about this latest ethics study? Ethical leadership is critical. We found several key things.

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Maxim Behar

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

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. In this case, transparency is everything.

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5W PR

JANUARY 17, 2024

That means defense tech brands need to begin openly discussing ethical frameworks, safety measures, and even the limitations of the technology to be able to build a bridge of understanding. These types of stories paint a picture of not just the power of the technology, but its potential to serve humanity as a force for good.

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5W PR

APRIL 8, 2024

Advocating user-friendly technology The surge of digital banking demands crystal clear communication about the user journey. This involves generating media buzz, creating explanatory videos, and liaising with financial bloggers to educate consumers about the product’s perks and advantages.

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Wadds Inc.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The public relations profession will continue to need human skills such as emotional intelligence, ethical reasoning and strategic judgement that technology cannot replicate. Data analytics (53%) and social media management (54%) integrate AI tools more extensively.

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PRSay

JUNE 7, 2023

The intersection of journalism and AI is the most important media issue of our time. But if you must continue, then let’s consider the explosive growth of generative AI technologies like ChatGPT and Google Bard. With every new technology, there’s concern that reporters will become obsolete. You can stop reading there.

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PRSay

MAY 25, 2022

Regaining public trust in the news media is a “challenge for journalism and ultimately for society,” said Marie Hardin , dean of the Donald P. We were wrong in some of our early assumptions about the potential of these digital technologies,” Hardin said. Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State University.

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Prohibition

MARCH 21, 2024

Social media analysis and trend identification is an important aspect to any social media strategy. The insight obtained is fundamental in maximising social media results and with the help of AI, social media teams can gather details and process large amounts of data efficiently.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 12, 2023

While “Generative AI gets much attention” in PR circles, “reductive AI is more interesting and powerful” Stephen Waddington recently published a new book – #PRstack: AI tools for marketing, media and public relations – on the use of generative AI in public relations.

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PR in High Definition

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

When a new technology arises, we like to think that it will change something for the better. When the social media first came about, the idea was that it would connect us to our friends and family members, solving the issue of maintaining long-distance relationships. That’s where Ethical OS comes in. Take Facebook, for example.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Most comms pros have some concern about bias across eight different media sources; at one end, 54% expressed strong concerns about social media, while at the other, 28% expressed strong concerns about professional journalists. As a rule, I avoid politics – the typical catalyst for discussions of media and bias.

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Bianchi Biz Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

I also manage TT’s quarterly iTECH magazine, which specializes in information technology in the trucking industry, and produce special reports on a variety of topics such as electric-powered trucks. One of my core responsibilities is producing TT’s annual Top 100 lists of the industry’s largest trucking and logistics companies.

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PRSay

OCTOBER 24, 2018

In 2000, the company had become part of the DaimlerChrysler alliance, but then Mitsubishi tried unsuccessfully to hide defects in its cars, rather than acting ethically by conducting a mass recall. Fundamentally, public relations is about managing relationships, grounded in an ethical process of self-correction and two-way communication.

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Presspage

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Tools like Presspage provide IROs with a dynamic hub for media and IR, offering insights into content performance and audience engagement. Embracing this technology helps companies meet investor needs and solidify lasting relationships. However, this technological shift does not come without ethical considerations and challenges.

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PRSay

JUNE 16, 2023

In public relations, generative AI has the potential to automate routine tasks such as writing press releases, social media posts and email pitches, thus allowing practitioners to focus on strategic, big-picture work. AI for social media Social media is another area where communicators can use generative AI to their advantage.

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Stern + Associates

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

When technological advancements scale new peaks every day, they likewise create valleys of vulnerability that pose unexpected threats to businesses. Jonathan Zittrain: Use Your Imagination to Develop Effective Cybersecurity Protections As technology races forward, so does the ingenuity of security threats. A former U.S.

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Stephen Waddington

DECEMBER 10, 2018

It heard evidence for more than eight months exploring the media's relationship with the public, politicians and the police. It includes hundreds of new biographies alongside dozens of short essay guides introducing the inquiry's key themes, as well as state-of-the-art search technology.

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Ethical Voices

MARCH 14, 2022

Ethical issues in merging the science and art of public relations. Then a couple years ago with Stagwell and Mark Penn, I founded a company called Prophet, which is the first SaaS platform for PR people that uses AI to predict media interest, sentiment and spread before you pitch. How do we create belonging in a hybrid environment?

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NewsWhip

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

35 ) Per the research, a significant number of people around the world are wary of innovations, with the chart below showing the acceptance levels of four technological breakthroughs — green energy, AI, gene-based medicine, and GMO foods. (Source: Trust Barometer, p.35 Source: Edelman Trust Barometer, p.14 Source: Edelman Trust Barometer, p.7

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NewsWhip

JUNE 1, 2023

In 2023 we’ve experienced a rapid rise in artificial intelligence discourse, as the public begin to see firsthand the impact these advances have on their daily lives, while grappling with concerns over ethics, job elimination, and how it will evolve. Whatever the case, AI has officially entered the mainstream and is here to stay.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In her role as director of innovation and CEO communications at Microsoft, Bonnie McCracken has a pivotal role in shaping the narrative for groundbreaking research and cutting-edge technologies, particularly with the company’s investments in AI. How do you think AI differs from how we’ve worked with other new technologies in the past?

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

JANUARY 2, 2024

Leveraging social media for SEO. Social media platforms are becoming an integral part of SEO strategies. A social media campaign I spearheaded for a startup significantly amplified its online presence, indirectly boosting its search engine performance. He is also the founder of Bosmol.com, a social media news log.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Being on social media is the online pastime that everyone loves. billion people were using social media globally. So, it’s a no-brainer for e-commerce (aka ecommerce) brands to team up with social media to make those sales happen. In contrast to social media marketing, social commerce goes the extra mile.

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PRSay

JANUARY 8, 2019

29, Matt Charles, APR, presents a webinar titled “ How to Tell Your Organization’s Story to Get Media Coverage.” Whether you serve a large corporation, small nonprofit, major research university or municipal government, at some point your boss has probably said, “We need more media attention. Can you make it happen?”

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Deirdre Breakenridge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

We’re kicking off our special #PRToolkit (follow this hashtag) chat session to help students and professionals maximize their PR, marketing and social media initiatives in the fall and into 2015. What bloggers, influencers and media outlets give the best recommendations on the latest technology and tools? Event Mentoring PR 2.0

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