We are closing the Global Alliance #EthicsMonth February 2022, today with extreme sadness caused by the geopolitical situation and Russia’s attack on Ukraine on February 24.

Currently, our communications channels are filled with stories of war. In an extreme situation like this, it is vital to rely on the facts and the reports shared by established journalistic medias and authorities. It is obvious that this war is not only based on military action – it is very much a war using communications – disinformation – fake news, cyber-attacks, and troll operations to achieve its targets.

As part of Global Alliance Ethics Month, Päivi Shivola, Chair of the Council of Ethics for Communication in Finland talks with Tuomo Yli-Huttula, Chair of the Lobbying network in Finland, Director for Communications and Public Relations at Finance Finland about how lobbying can serve democracy and sharing their experience in Finland.

Global Alliance, ASEAN PR Network, World Communications Malaysia and Institute PR Malaysia in collaboration with 4 Universities; LSPR Communication & Business Institute (Indonesia), De La Salle University-Dasmariñas (Philippines), Universiti Teknologi MARA (Malaysia) and Hosei University (Japan) proudly invite you to join the "Global Alliance Asia-Pacific Student and Practitioners Online Conference on Ethics!" as part of the #EthicsMatter #EthicsMonth by Global Alliance.

The 2022 IABC World Conference is back in-person for the first time in three years! Professional communicators from around the world will gather to learn, network, and celebrate the profession in New York City, June 26–29. The theme of this year’s conference is “Communication Can _____.” At IABC, we know that Communication Can…connect, rebuild, create, and make a difference.

Watch the video Defending and Developing an Ethos – Recent Cases form Germany presented by Prof. Dr. Lars Rademacher, Chairman of the German Public Relations Council and Professor at Hochschule Darmstadt - University of Applied Sciences in Germany as part of Global Alliance Ethics Month.

Elaine Koller, CEO of Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (PRINZ) presents the key principles of their Code of Ethics in a video specially recorded to the Global Ethics Month.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming integral to organizations’ communication practices, but how does the integration affect professional communicators’ ethical judgement? This three-part event aims to offer answers to communication professionals who question the ethics of using AI – and recommendations for those who are ready to experiment with AI-assisted communication.

In this webinar, we discuss the ethical challenges and opportunities that arise when AI is used for strategic communication. Communication professionals have long discussed the ethics of their field, but which new dilemmas arise when they integrate AI in their communication practices? And what are the principles to follow? How do we ensure that AI-assisted communication is as ethical as it is effective?

Ethics in social media – a challenge for brands today is a video recorded by the President of the Public Relations Society of the Philippines and President and Managing Director at Grupo Agatep, Norman A. Agatep, APR, as part of Global Ethics Month.

In an unusually modest setting, the 30th anniversary celebrations of the "Chinese International Public Relations Association" (CIPRA) took place in Beijing on 6 January 2022. The worldwide pandemic had forced the organisers to hold an "online-offline event" in accordance with the requirements of epidemic prevention and control. Thus, neither international experts nor representatives of foreign PR associations were able to travel to the Land of the Middle and had to deliver their greetings via internet video.

We’ve all heard claims of fake news and reports of declining media trust. Interestingly, public trust in mainstream news media during the Covid-19 pandemic period has been declining in some countries (eg the USA) and yet increasing in others (eg in the Nordics). What are the implications of these varying levels of media trust for communication professionals in governments, corporations, NGOs, and so on across the globe? For example, does low media trust shape the choices we make about which channels will be most effective for pandemic-related messages? And what has media trust to do with ethics in public relations?