Guest columnists explain how not taking PR ethics personally can hurt a company's value. Do these situations sound familiar? The new chief executive of a nationally recognized business claims to have ...

Bill Gates once said, “If I was down to the last dollar of my marketing budget, I would spend it on public relations.” That’s sage advice, but what is public relations or PR? PR is not a science. It’s ...

Public relations campaigns like the one that helped "sell" the Gulf War have gained criticism for deliberately altering perceptions. Media and stakeholder groups have accused public relations ...

MinnPost’s reporting is always free, but it isn’t free to produce. We rely on donations from our readers to fund our independent journalism. The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has declared ...

At first blush, it's a no-brainer that the PR industry could use a much stronger and enforceable Code of Ethics. The industry is rife with bad practices and shoddy, over-priced work, which is why we ...

MARYVILLE, Tenn., July 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new public relations industry scan of PR leaders in the U.K. and U.S. has uncovered troubling signs that unethical "organizational gaslighting" is on ...

This month has been a significant one in the world of public relations ethics. September is Ethics Month for the Public Relations Society of America, where folks are promoting the theme of “The New ...

Public relation firms are hired to do a very distinct job: bring publicity to their clients. But sometimes the means of doing so—or the client themselves—cross ethical boundaries. The public relations ...

Shortly before the Memorial Day recess, 20 members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) offered a new bill that would make significant changes to House ethics rules. The legislation states that if ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Public relations campaigns like the one that helped “sell” the Gulf War have gained criticism for deliberately altering perceptions.

Public relations campaigns like the one that helped "sell" the Gulf War have gained criticism for deliberately altering perceptions. Media and stakeholder groups have accused public relations ...