Archive for September, 2008

Ethics Scenario - #3

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

You work in the communications department of a local hospital. A major car accident, involving 25 people, occurred about 2 a.m. last night. A neighbor calls you and says that her 17-year-old high school son has not come home from visiting a friend in the neighborhood of the accident. You ...

Ethics Month Continues - Scenario #2

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Please chime in on what you would do in this situation or if you have faced this challenge in the past: You work for a public relations firm. A client requests that your firm dedicates a person to their account. You are assigned for six months to this client and will ...

Communications Professionals Challenge McCain and Obama on Ethics

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

 Public Relations Society of America Requests Formal Commitment to Accurate, Truthful and Respectful Discourse, Offers Context and Commentary by Communications Ethics Expert     WHO:              The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) is the world’s largest organization for public relations professionals, with nearly 32,000 professional and student members who represent business and industry, counseling ...

September is PRSA Ethics Month…

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

... and as part of our recognition for the month's theme, we will be posting different ethical scenarios that we may each encounter as PR practitioners.  I invite you to comment on these situations and tell us what you would do if faced with something similar.  Let's get a dialogue ...