The press and public relations through the lens of the periodicals, 1890–1930 |
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Authors: | Ronald R Rodgers |
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Institution: | The University of Florida, Department of Journalism, 3053 Weimer Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611-8400 United States |
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Abstract: | This paper explores and analyzes the intellectual debate and discussion about the slow reveal of public relations and both the perceived threat to journalism and the corruption of public opinion in American life as it appeared in the periodicals in the early twentieth century. Despite Edward L. Bernays complaint that a “conspiracy of silence” prevailed in the mass media about the growing field of public relations prior to 1930, this review found more than a hundred essays and articles about public relations. The topics ran the gamut from historical explanations and explorations of what were essentially the early beginnings of our contemporary information society to discussions, debates, and warnings about the ramifications of public relations in the commercial, governmental, political, and social areas of life. |
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Keywords: | Press Public relations History |
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