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Why Facebook & Google Can’t Afford to Legitimize Fake News Sources

Cision

Given the rising popularity of user-generated content, some fake news creators might fancy themselves journalists of a sort, without the actual ethics or experience that a real journalist would have. A PR rep might pitch a news publication without first getting the company’s lawyer’s okay, or getting approval on a quote she passes along.

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Public relations in 2018

Stephen Waddington

12 months is an arbitrary period to measure change in a sector that is rapidly innovating in some areas such as artificial intelligence and digital media; but woefully slow in others such as diversity and ethics. The conversation around ethics will inevitably get louder in 2018. There’s also a serious ethical challenge.

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5 Communications Lessons From Dave Grohl & The Foo Fighters

PR Breakfast Club

2) Stand up for what you believe in: Wikipedia edits, tasteless newsbait pitches, etc. We’ll all need to go ethics v. Buzzfeed: Dave Grohl Beers A Thirsty Fan In The Middle Of His Set. business at some point.

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Preview of my PRSA Talk, "Hacking Public Relations"

Where the Fishermen Ain't

Hacker,” in the ethical and non-pejorative sense , refers to someone with a passion for learning how a system works as well as relentlessly improving it. For example, think about the many ways pitches —certainly a core feature in PR’s OS—have been examined in public and, when maladroit, mercilessly criticized.