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In Memoriam: Joe S. Epley, APR, Fellow PRSA

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Epley, APR, Fellow PRSA, a decorated PRSA leader who was a friend and mentor to many members and champion for the ethical practice of public relations, died suddenly in his South Carolina home on Nov. Epley helped establish professional, ethical public relations in Russia shortly after the collapse of the former Soviet Union.

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SAG-AFTRA Strikes and the Ripple Effect on AI Adoption

PR in High Definition

The recent strikes by the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry, but their impact extends far beyond Hollywood. The ethical use of AI is a growing concern for both the public and industry leaders.

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The most important ethics priority for healthcare communicators – Kena Lewis

Ethical Voices

She is the Senior Director of Public Affairs and Media Relations at Orlando Health. Kena discusses several important ethics issues, including: What to do ethically when your boss is the problem. The ethical challenges of online identity. The most important ethics priority for healthcare communicators. Oh goodness.

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Ethics and Accountability in Public Relations are Non-Negotiable

Waxing UnLyrical

For the record, I don’t watch the program regularly, mostly because I find just about everything about it repulsive to me, as a public relations professional now teaching the next generation/s of PR pros.). I’ve been known to “wax unlyrical” time and again with my view of what comprises good/ethical/professional public relations.

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ICON 2023 Q&A: ESPN’s Amanda Brooks on Finding the Human Element in Stories

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Ethics are the cornerstone of PRSA and the PR profession. You have a master’s degree in ethics from Vanderbilt University. And to me, it was ethics. When I first started at ESPN, I thought I knew sports television because I had worked with television networks as a PR person for years. It’s now been over 15 years.

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The Consequences of Misinformation

PRSay

As public-square speakers were eventually replaced by newspapers, and then radio and television, a set of journalistic ethics would lay the foundation for news gathering and reporting. Those listening could ask questions, discuss the topics with others in the crowd and develop their own opinions.

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What Lies Ahead for Public Relations in 2018?

PRSay

We’ve watched traditional media such as newspapers, magazines, radio and television decrease in importance thanks to Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat and other social platforms. Tools to measure and evaluate public relations might continue their march away from simplistic and output-based methods toward more valuable outcome-based measures.

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