Ed Harrison, the managing director of Inkhouse in Boston discusses several ethics issues including:
1) Ethical failures with data
2) Why we need to tell the hard truths
3) The important difference between being nice and being kind
4) An interactive discussion on AI tools and training
Marcia DiStaso, Associate Dean for Research in the College of Journalism and Communications and Professor of Public Relations at the University of Florida. discusses a number of important ethics issues, including:
1) How do we ethically ask questions in research?
2) What to absolutely never, ever do when conducting research for a PR campaign
3) Ethical challenges with AI in PR
Another week, another round of ethics issues including articles that touch on AI risks, AI biases, and bird ethics.
Dave Honchul, APR Fellow, PRSA is a public affairs specialist at the US Department of the Treasury and a docent at the National Museum of the US Air Force. He discusses a number of important ethics issues, including:
1) What to do when you think you received an unlawful order
2) One key thing many PR pros are forgetting to do
3) How far do you need to dig before deciding something is true
There sure are a bunch of ethics issues to discuss this week. From the sabotaging of others work to the unethical targeting of children and fake images, propaganda and spokespeople, there were some fascinating stories this week
Kelsey Bohl, the Senior Manager of Corporate Communications Press Office at Walmart, discusses a number of important ethics issues, including:
1) Why corporations need to be careful they aren’t the ones spreading misinformation
2) Ethics of data analysis
3) Why PR pros need to change their definition of media
This week in PR Ethics the issues ran the gamut from undisclosed promotions to agencies deciding with whom they should work and the importance of PR Codes of Ethics
Cheryll Forsatz, the Vice President of Corporate Communications and Public Relations for Ferrero USA discusses:
1) The ethical implications of blurred lines
2) Influencer ethics and disclosure
3) Ethics and AI
This week in PR Ethics the issues ran the gamut from AI and government overreach, to how much should brands cooperate with the government and should we believe what we read:
Now that college is back in session, it is time for me to restart This Week in PR Ethics, a look at the most interesting, important and quirky communication ethics stories of the week. Since I haven’t done one in a while, I get to be elastic when using the term “week” this week.