On August 9, 2010, The New York Times published an article discussing allegations that Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark V. Hurd had sexually harassed a coworker and falsified business expenses. According to the article, the H.P. board of directors turned to their public relations representative, an employee at the APCO public relations firm, for counsel. The practitioner said that “H.P. would endure […]
Below is a guest post from Vice President of Advocacy Janelle Huelsman. In the most recent PRSSA blog post, Nick Lucido writes about a recent ethics scandal involving a public relations firm that allegedly used its interns to post positive reviews on the iTunes app store for its clients. As Nick mentions in the post, the practices described are called […]
In case you missed the uproar this weekend, Techcrunch, a popular technology blog that often reports about bad public relations practices, posted a story that alleges a public relations firm uses its interns to post positive reviews on the iTunes app store for clients. According to Techcrunch, interns monitor message boards and gauge online communities —fairly common for interns working […]
In the past several weeks, some major changes and developments have occurred within the blogosphere. Both of these directly affect public relations in some way, and each problem questions the integrity of the profession. Here are the main points of each argument as well as a glass-half-full perspective of what future blogger relations could look like: New FTC Guidelines — […]
Life is filled with ethical choices. Cheating on exams, lying to coworkers and misrepresenting ourselves to potential employers are all examples of unethical choices. Public Relations is filled with decisions that have ethical considerations. How do you handle ethical concerns? How do you determine what is ethical and what is not?
Transparency has become increasingly necessary in our society. As communicators, we are tasked with sharing information from our organizations with members of the public. How can a communicator assure the public the organization he or she represents is a transparent one? How should a communicator handle information that is negative?
This is brought to you by the Vice Presidentof Advocacy, Brandi Boatner: Disclaimer: PRSSA is a non-partisan organization In the political arena, there are ethical considerations, actions and consequences political candidates must constantly face. How can public officials and political candidates maintain a commitment to ethical decision making? One suggestion is for them to adopt an ethics code. A unique […]
The following post is brought to you by Brandi Boatner, vice president of advocacy: The recent news stories involving ethical issues in the National Basketball Association, National Football League, Major League Baseball and professional cycling are threatening the reputation and integrity of their respective sports. The recent scandals have been ethical and moral nightmares for the commissioners and presidents of […]
