Comments on: Let’s talk ethics! Sherry Baker’s “Principled Advocate” (part III) http://davidjgarcia.com/blog/2009/06/lets-talk-ethics-sherry-bakers-principled-advocate-part-iii/ PR, multimedia, technology and life Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:22:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David J Garcia http://davidjgarcia.com/blog/2009/06/lets-talk-ethics-sherry-bakers-principled-advocate-part-iii/#comment-13493 David J Garcia Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:40:01 +0000 http://davidjgarcia.com/blog/?p=812#comment-13493 Advertisers can definitely be principled advocates. I think that's the underlying theme of this series: just because you're a professional communicator doesn't make you a liar, sell-out or sleaze ball. Caring enough to think about ethics is a huge step in the right direction. Applying sound principles like these helps us go even further. By acting ethically as communicators, <a href="http://davidjgarcia.com/blog/2009/06/lets-talk-ethics-the-prsa-code-of-ethics-part-i/#comments" rel="nofollow">we have a unique opportunity to build trust.</a> Advertisers can definitely be principled advocates.

I think that’s the underlying theme of this series: just because you’re a professional communicator doesn’t make you a liar, sell-out or sleaze ball.

Caring enough to think about ethics is a huge step in the right direction. Applying sound principles like these helps us go even further.

By acting ethically as communicators, we have a unique opportunity to build trust.

]]> By: Y. Lime Potter http://davidjgarcia.com/blog/2009/06/lets-talk-ethics-sherry-bakers-principled-advocate-part-iii/#comment-13485 Y. Lime Potter Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:56:09 +0000 http://davidjgarcia.com/blog/?p=812#comment-13485 Is it possible for an advertising professional to be a "principled advocate?" Or is the very nature of advertsiing such that anyone participating in this field automatically gets thrown into the "pathological partisan" category? - A hopeful "principled advocate" who happens to have chosen the advertising field Is it possible for an advertising professional to be a “principled advocate?” Or is the very nature of advertsiing such that anyone participating in this field automatically gets thrown into the “pathological partisan” category?
- A hopeful “principled advocate” who happens to have chosen the advertising field

]]> By: David J Garcia http://davidjgarcia.com/blog/2009/06/lets-talk-ethics-sherry-bakers-principled-advocate-part-iii/#comment-13454 David J Garcia Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:44:04 +0000 http://davidjgarcia.com/blog/?p=812#comment-13454 I agree. She was one of my favorite professors. I loved her ethics class, and I used what I learned there in other classes--hence this series. I agree. She was one of my favorite professors. I loved her ethics class, and I used what I learned there in other classes–hence this series.

]]> By: Brooke Eddington http://davidjgarcia.com/blog/2009/06/lets-talk-ethics-sherry-bakers-principled-advocate-part-iii/#comment-13445 Brooke Eddington Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:21:08 +0000 http://davidjgarcia.com/blog/?p=812#comment-13445 Prof Baker is FANTASTIC. Good choice. I've always had a lot of respect for her, so I think that adds even more weight to her literature. Prof Baker is FANTASTIC. Good choice. I’ve always had a lot of respect for her, so I think that adds even more weight to her literature.

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