List/Grid Tag Archives: Ethics
Considering PRSA’s Definition of PR
On the 1st March the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) announced the result of a vote which resulted in their modern definition of PR. They now state that: “Public…
Bell Pottinger Group were not to Blame
On the 5th December 2011 a video emerged from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism showing Bell Pottinger Group offering reputation management to the despotic regime of Uzbekistan. Countless human rights…
Exploitation Marketing: The Companies “helping” Japan
Mixing Marketing and Charity is always a difficult tightrope to walk. There is a fine line between assisting a cause and using a difficult/disastrous situation for marketing purposes. Over the…
Facebook needs to take Responsibility: Simone Back’s Death
Last week I got a call from a Journalist at BBC Radio Sussex informing that a lady called Simone Back committed suicide on Christmas Day. This wasn’t any ordinary death…
Machiavellian Public Relations
It is 1513, Niccolo Machiavelli has just rested his pen on the desk after having completed his work The Prince; a book full of political ideology constructed on scientific and…
Losing Reputation: Amazon UK’s Black Friday deals come under criticism
When I heard the news that Amazon’s Black Friday deals were coming to the UK I became very excited. Mostly at the prospect of the 60% reduction off Microsoft’s Xbox…
I Feel Sorry for Paul Bowler
I really do. Paul Bowler is a straight talking man. I should know. At the University of Gloucestershire last year I attend an ‘Open Forum’ where the University’s relationship with…
The Burka should not be Banned
4BN6A6KFHZHG Every few days I sit in front of my computer and consider which tantalising, tenacious or treacherous deed has blessed the contours of my mind. Why do I bother…
Microsoft: Broadcasting with Guidelines
For any students reading this blog who are into their social media platforms you will soon discover that many companies have blogging, tweeting or ‘digg-it’-esque guidelines. As the world’s largest…
The Digital Economy Act is Stupid
It was known as the Digital Economy Bill in the real world, #debill (now known as #deact!) on Twitter but from the 8th April 2010 bill became Act. If there…
No Nestle this Easter
I still cannot work out why yesterday was ‘Good Friday’. To me it was a fairly dull Friday and despite my religious upbringing I fail to see what was good…
Would you work for a Tobacco Company?
[poll id="1"] This question is a cliché for anybody introduced to Public Relations and ethics. On a couple of occasions I have been asked but I have never had a…
