Books available to borrow
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008As an IABC Wellington member, you can borrow from our library at no cost. Scroll down the page to check out what’s available.
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Archive for July, 2008
The Ethics challenge for communicators - is ethical public relations, or communications, an oxymoron?
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008IABC Wellington Board member, Janice Rodenburg reflects on the chapter’s July workshop on ethics.
So - is ethical public relations, or communications, an oxymoron? There are plenty of people who would say “yes” – for example, in the United States, CBS News Legal Analyst Andrew Cohen has sparked a controversy by saying “the reason companies or governments hire oodles of PR people is because PR people are trained to be slickly untruthful or half-truthful.” See more of his comments at CBS News.
The IABC would say “no
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Workshop poses challenges for communicators
Friday, July 25th, 2008“Making ethics part of our everyday thinking” was just one of the challenges posed to communicators at IABC Wellington’s workshop on 23 July with three speakers tackling topical issues resulting in some robust discussion. A summary of the workshop’s three presentations and related useful links follows.
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IABC South Island - the time is ripe for the business community …
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008“IABC’s appeal for me is its international recognition and integrity backed by experience that encourages, embraces and tests new thinking,” says Jill Scott, president and a founder of the new IABC South Island Chapter that earned developmental status in June.
IABC Wellington warmly congratulates the new South Island Chapter on their achievement and is looking forward to potentially working with another chapter in New Zealand. The following comments about why Jill chose IABC and her hopes for the new chapter are reprinted from an IABC Leader Letter newsletter.
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Update: What does the Electoral Finance Act mean for you?
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008Just confirmed - Peter Northcote, Communications Manager at the Electoral Commission, will speak at our next workshop on 23 July on the Electoral Finance Act and its implications for communicators.
The Electoral Commission is an independent Crown entity that encourages and conducts public education about electoral matters, and administers aspects of electoral law and process including election advertising, broadcasts, donations, and registration of political parties and third parties.
The workshop also includes Dr Elspeth Tilley on ethics and Steven Price on media law.