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Dennis L. Wilcox Glen T. Cameron Bryan H. Reber
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Public Relations:
Strategies and Tactics
11th Edition, Global Edition
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Chapter 3
Ethical Considerations and the
Role of Professional Bodies
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Understand the role of the ethical
advocate
Appreciate the role that professional
groups play in setting standards
Be familiar with the progress being made
toward professionalism
Define the characteristics of being a public
relations professional
Be ethical when working with the media
Chapter 3 Objectives
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Understanding Ethics and Values
Ethics
standards of conduct;
how we should behave
based on right and
wrong
Values
central beliefs that
determine how we will
behave in a given
situation
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The PR Burden
Making ethical decisions that consider
The public interest
The employer’s self-interests
The standards of the public relations
profession
Their personal values
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Exaggerating a product’s qualities
Defending a company’s poor
environmental record
Speaking on behalf of tobacco/liquor
industry
Organizing “front groups”
Consider Your Threshold
of Discomfort
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Philosophical Orientations
Kant’s
absolutist
philosophy
Aristotle’s
existential
approach
Mill’s utilitarian
approach
- 8. The Ethical Advocate
Can a person ethical and an advocate?
Considered biased and manipulative by some
Expected by public to be advocate
Public knows PR is persuasive and can
evaluate messages within context
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- 9. The Role of Professional
Organizations
Develop standards of ethics
Advance professional development
through continuing education
Publications
Conferences
Short courses
Seminars
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Public Relations
Society of America (PRSA)
Top 4 responsibilities
for PRSA members:
Media relations
Writer/editor
Marketing
communications
Corporate
Communications
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Other Large PR Organizations
Public Relations Student Society of
America (PRSSA)
The International Association of Business
Communicators (IABC)
The International Public Relations
Association (IPRA)
- 13. Professional Codes of Conduct
Numerous codes with common themes
Honesty
Accuracy
Fairness
Most codes considered “toothless”
Expelled from organization is punishment
Can still practice PR
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Codes for Specific Situations
Internet transparency
Video news releases
Financial information
Corporate practice
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Other Steps
Toward Professionalism
Education
Training
Literature
Research
Code of Ethics
- 16. Changing Practitioner Mindsets
Individual must act like professional
Sense of independence
Sense of responsibility
Concern for the profession
Loyalty to professional standards over client
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- 17. Expanding Body of Knowledge
Academic Journals
Journal of Public Relations Research
Public Relations Review
Trade Publications
PRWeek
Adweek
Major Centers of Research
Institute for Public Relations (IPR)
Strategic Public Relations Center at USC
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Professional Accreditation
The IABC Model
Written and oral exams
Portfolio of work samples
The PRSA Model
Preview course and “readiness” questionnaire
Portfolio of work
Written Exam
Required continuing education
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Ethical Dealings
with the News Media
Honesty doesn’t mean answering every
question asked
3 main areas of ethical concerns
Gifts to journalists
Linking ads with news coverage
Transparency and disclosure issues