Ethics Month: What You Need to Know
Ethics Month is ultimately about more than knowing what the rules say. It’s about learning how to apply them, asking questions and developing the judgment we’ll need throughout our careers.
Navigating Ethics – Lessons from a Professional and Student
Ethics is vital for the successful function of the public relations industry. It is the responsibility of each professional to understand how to handle all situations with the utmost ethical behavior.
Are Political Candidates Products? Contending with Endorsement Guidelines in the Influencer Era / ¿Son los candidatos políticos productos? Enfrentando las pautas de respaldo en la era de los influencers
English version Should influencers have to disclose material relationships with political campaigns or political action committees when endorsing candidates or parties? That’s a question the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will have to answer increasingly often as we approach Election Day, and navigate future election cycles in a digital world. It’s no secret that campaigns are actively targeting young voters this […]
Making the Right Choice: Everything About PR Ethics.
What is the right choice? As students, we constantly face this question. Whether we are choosing a major, what to get for lunch or whether to hang out with friends or study; we constantly have to make choices. The choices we make today have an impact on our futures and sometimes making the wrong choice can have serious implications. The […]
Women’s Rights Activist Promotes the Value of Ethics
On Sept. 8, 2022, our PRSSA Chapter at Jacksonville State University collaborated with the National PRSA Board of Ethics to host the iconic Lilly Ledbetter to speak about the ethical implications associated with her campaign for the Fair Pay Act, which was signed into law on Jan. 29, 2009, as the first piece of legislation passed under President Obama’s first […]
Promoting Ethical Tourism
It’s time to hang up the fanny pack, lose the socks with sandals, and reframe the way we think about tourism. The pandemic revealed the tourism industry’s complicated influence on economic and environmental affairs. Globally, greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution dropped, and many popular destinations saw the restoration of ecological systems; however, we are still studying the economic impact […]
The Power of a Campaign: Staten Islanders Against Drug Abuse
A few summers ago, I volunteered at my local district attorney’s office. While there they assigned me to a new campaign called “Staten Islanders Against Drug Abuse.” For some background, my hometown of Staten Island, New York was dealing with a growing drug-use epidemic. The staff of the district attorney’s office knew that something had to change. The community was […]
The Principles of Pronouns
Preface: Using she/they pronouns does not make me understand the trans experience. The following article is based on my personal experience using she/they pronouns. I have not and will not face the discrimination trans-identifying people do. I can only speak on behalf of myself. Why Do Pronouns Matter? I started using she/they pronouns last year. I identify as a cisgender […]
Communicating the Truth
Humans have always had the ability to engage in lies, rumors, deception or some other distortion of the truth. And, communicators have historically wrestled with the challenges caused by false or misleading information impacting the clients, organizations and communities that they serve. These are not new concepts. What is new and causing greater concern and challenge is the speed and […]
Please, Don’t Tell Me “Happy Women’s Day”
Editor’s note: The following article contains graphic content. This is what we’ve heard hundreds of times on March 8 in Argentina. Women are asking not to get told, “Happy Women’s Day,” nor to receive flowers. Instead, they say, “We will be happy the day that no one is missing.” To understand the reason for this statement (that I know for […]
