Joining me this week on Ethical Voices is Gary McCormick, APR, Fellow PRSA. He is a past president of PRSA, owns his own consulting firm, previously worked in marketing and public relations for Scripps Networks Interactive, the parent company of cable networks HGTV, Food Network, and the Travel Channel, and
In a wide-ranging conversation, Fred Cook, the Chairman of Golin and the Director of the USC Center for Public Relations discusses a number of important issues, including:
• Why understanding communications is not enough for ethical PR pros
• Where there is a disconnect between CEOs and PR pros
• Thriving as the challenge of fake news increases
• The business impact of ethical lapses by agencies
Lou Capozzi, the former chairman of MSL, and former president of the PRSA Foundation, shares some great insight including:
• Why you must be careful who you trust
• What every in-house PR pro needs to be ready to do
• How to determine what brands you will represent
• The importance of being skeptical
Michael Smart, a leading media relations trainer and coach discusses ethical pitfalls PR pros may face in media relations and shares practical advice on how to avoid them, including:
• Why you should always choose ethics over revenue
• Ethical challenges in media relations
• Why every PR pro needs a freedom fund
Cheryl Procter-Rogers, APR, Fellow PRSA, a PR and business strategist discusses:
• What to do when you are asked to spread bad information about a competitor
• Tips for creating an ethical decision framework
• How NASCAR helped her fight confirmation bias
Beth Monaghan, co-founder and CEO of Inkhouse discusses a number of key PR ethics challenges, including:
– What to do when your client asks you to leak confidential documents
– How to ethically handle high-performing, toxic employees
– Steps every agency and business can take to help drive panel diversity
Peter Shankman, entrepreneur, author and amazing connector touches on a number of ethics issues facing entrepreneurs and communicators including:
• How to ethically thrive in a climate where lying is expected
• Are businesses really walking the walk when it comes to ethical behavior?
• The impact of new technologies on ethics and communication
David Herrick, the managing principal of EthicOne, discusses how the most ethical companies leverage the power of trust, transparency, ethics and values in communications and public relations. Specifically he addresses:
• What are the communication best practices in the world’s most ethical companies?
• The most significant PR ethics challenge on the horizon
• How to avoid ethical greenwashing
• How to determine which societal issues on which to engage
Michael Lasky, the co-chair of the litigation practice group of Davis and Gilbert, shares great insight on a number of topics including:
• The ethics of talent migration
• The intersection of creativity, ethics and legality
In an insightful and thought-provoking interview, Johna Burke, the Global Managing Director for AMEC, the Association of the Measurement and Evaluation of Communications provides commentary on many topics, including:
• The ethics of AVE
• How PR agencies are using ROI Incorrectly
• The importance of a SMARTER measurement framework
• Where PR pros can get ethical measurement frameworks