According to an article from CBS, Combs’s average streams saw an 18.3% increase following his arrest in September. Although searching for an artist after a controversy is not an uncommon or unethical action, listening to Combs’s music on a monetary streaming platform only puts extra money in his pockets.
Browsing: ethical questions
For many in the public relations field, protecting the public’s interest has caused them to raise ethical questions.
A study recently published by Dr. Marlene Neill, lecturer in the journalism, public relations and new media department, discusses the trials faced by public relations professionals when they acted as the “organizational conscience” inside of a company.
“The study focuses on the how and why public relations professionals raise ethical concerns,” Neill said. “It explores their motivations and what techniques they use to raise their concerns to senior managers.”