Category Ethics

Ethics, Governance, International PR, Leadership, Mental Wellness, Uncategorized

PRovoke: Biden Beats Putin as Worst World Leader Communicator

The global PR trade press has spoken. Or at least one of them has. PR trade publication PRovoke Media – living up to its name – has awarded the booby prize to U.S. President Joe Biden as the “worst communicator…

Mary Beth West
August 8, 2024

Ethics, Governance, Leadership, PR Research

New PR Ethics (#PRethics) Community Launches on LinkedIn

Strategic communicators who work in public relations — as well as other professionals, academicians, and students who seek to learn more about ethical PR — can join The #PRethics Community on the LinkedIn professional social media platform. The #PRethics Community…

Ethics, Governance, Leadership, PRSA Ethics Misconduct, Uncategorized

Fraud? Secret 2021 Membership Data Now Reveal PRSA’s Disinformation

In December 2021, PRSA only had 15,652 regular members, not "more than 30,000 members" as falsely promoted on PRSA's social media. Fraud?

Mary Beth West
June 25, 2024

Ethics, Governance, Leadership, PRSA Ethics Misconduct, Uncategorized

PRNEWS Trophy to PRSA CEO Fuels PR Society’s Disinformation Machine

While gaslighting the PR industry with undeserved accolades to PRSA's over-compensated exec staff, PRSA conceals its actual CEO job-performance data.

Ethics, Governance, International PR, Leadership, PRSA Ethics Misconduct, Uncategorized

PRSA So-Called “Clean Audit” Conflicts Reported to U.S. PCAOB

PRSA and the Global Alliance are allowing one person to control finances of both organizations, which do business with one another.

Public comments to the PCAOB discuss PRSA's audit and conflict of interest issues overseen by PRSA's CFO (Global Alliance's Treasurer).

Mary Beth West
June 7, 2024

Ethics, Governance, International PR, Leadership, Mental Wellness

Want PR Industry “Mental Wellness”? Then Fight for Fair Pricing of PR Labor

The PR industry's long-running pricing problem is arguably connected at the hip to its workforce crisis in mental health.

Mary Beth West
May 16, 2024

Crisis Comms, Ethics, Governance, PRSA Ethics Misconduct

Syracuse PR Students Get Advice from PR Guy Later Arrested at Syracuse

Syracuse's Newhouse School sent PR students for career advice from 5W's ethics-embattled Ronn Torossian. Months later, Syracuse arrested him.

Mary Beth West
May 11, 2024

Crisis Comms, Ethics, Governance, Leadership

U of Florida’s Ben Sasse Takes Higher-Ed Flimflam Out to the Woodshed

UF President Ben Sasse used strong, clear communication + policy that served to prevent campus violence. Other leaders should take note.

Mary Beth West
May 5, 2024

Ethics, PR Research, Technology

200 PR Students and Profs Can Access Free Online AMEC Summit Passes

Elizabeth West -- Mary Beth West's daughter, who is a rising senior at the University of South Carolina -- makes the case for students to attend the 2024 AMEC Global Summit in Bulgaria with one of 200 free online passes.

Mary Beth West
April 30, 2024

Ethics, Events, International PR, PR Research

2024 PRO PR Conference in Belgrade Highlights Leadership and Ethics

The 2024 PRO PR Conference in Belgrade, Serbia, brought together public relations global leaders, unified in PR ethics and best practice.

Mary Beth West
April 30, 2024