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Crisis Comms, AI and Ethics: January Roundup

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Ethics and AI Generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI), specifically AI-generated content, is having an ethical (and legal) moment. When I am writing or editing others’ work, I personally use Grammarly Premium. Our blog posts are human-written, and if we use any sort of AI-assisted writing tool, we will disclose it.

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How Can We Mandate Ethics In PR?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

At times PR agencies run afoul of ethical standards by trafficking in false or misleading information, hiding conflicts of interest, or working with a lack of transparency. My view is that good PR people can ethically represent bad clients – but only if they’re doing so in an effort to change or redeem the harm done.

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Ethical Standards in the Public Relations Industry

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Sure, every profession has bad actors; however, ethical behavior is inherently required in the practice of public relations. By the nature of the profession, PR pros are morally bound to act ethically. These articles reference at least a few of the ‘ethics codes’ of PR industry associations in the US and UK.

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A Case for Marketing Ethics

Mindful Marketing

So, I was surprised recently when a student waited until others had left, then said, “Hey, Dr. Hagenbuch, I have a question about an ethical issue.” I felt for Grant in this predicament, but I also was very glad that he not only recognized there was an ethical issue, he was conflicted enough by it that he wanted to talk about it.

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How to Conduct PR Research Ethically – Marcia DiStaso

Ethical Voices

She discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: How do we ethically ask questions in research? What to absolutely never, ever do when conducting research for a PR campaign Ethical challenges with AI in PR Why don’t you tell me about yourself and your career? PRSA had a poster, “Act Ethically and Carry On”.

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This Week in PR Ethics (12/1/22): Is Keurig the Payment Ethics Grinch? FTX and more

Ethical Voices

One thing that hasn’t changed is the plethora of ethics issues. Is Keurig the Payments Ethics Grinch ? – Personally, if the details are accurate, I see it as violating the Fairness value of PRSA’s code of ethics. First of all, ethics is global and always has been. There are a few doozies to highlight this week.

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This Week in PR Ethics (2/2/23): Non-Competes, Bribes, AI, and Guerilla Marketing Ethics

Ethical Voices

This week the communications ethics issues spanned a wide variety of topics from non-competes, to stupid PR people, to ethics developments with AI and the 16 th Anniversary of one of the dumbest guerilla marketing stunts of all time. Are non-competes ethical? This was the big news last week, but I am just getting to it now.

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