Category: Ethics

  • TechCrunch dirty laundry

    The public falling-out between Michael Arrington and former TechCrunch UK co-editor Sam Sethi looks like it could become a matter for lawyers. (If you need to catch up with the background, see the related posts links below.) The latest development…

  • Developing social media guidelines for PR

    It’s good to see that the CIPR, the body representing the public relations profession in the UK, has taken a lead in formally starting a debate about social media and PR. The CIPR has just published a social media consultation…

  • Edelman earns a break

    I’ve just finished listening to the latest episode of EARshot, the podcast from Edelman PR ably hosted and produced by Phil Gomes on October 27. What’s especially interesting about this 35-minute podcast is that it’s a recording of an internal…

  • Edelman’s fall from blogosphere grace

    Oh dear. No sooner than it seemed that the blogosphere kerfuffle about Edelman PR and the fake Wal-Mart blog was settling down comes another revelation that the PR firm is behind two more fake blogs it has created for its…

  • Questionable judgment by Edelman in fake blog fiasco

    Being largely offline for much of this week (and last) has been a mixed blessing. On the one hand, I’ve been able to devote most of my attention to family-related things to do with my move to the UK last…