Public relations concepts, practice and critique / [[Book] :]
Jacquie L'Etang.
- 1st ed.
- Los Angeles ; London : SAGE Publications, 2008.
- xiii, 290 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-282) and index.
Introduction: critical thinking and interdisciplinary perspectives. Public relations: defining the discipline and the practice. Reputation, image and impression management. Risk, issues and ethics. Public affairs and the public sphere. Media perspectives: critique, effects and evaluation. Health communication and social marketing. Public relations and management. Organizational communication: understanding and researching organizations. Public relations in 'promotional culture' and 'in everyday life'. Public relations in a globalized world. Key thinkers and thought in public relations.