Outline of public relations

Summary

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to public relations:

Public relations practice of managing the spread of information between an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) and the public.

Nature of public relations edit

Public relations can be described as all of the following:

  • Academic discipline – branch of knowledge that is taught and researched at the college or university level. Disciplines are defined (in part), and recognized by the academic journals in which research is published, and the learned societies and academic departments or faculties to which their practitioners belong.
  • Communication – activity of conveying information
  • Marketing – process which creates, communicates, and delivers value to the customer, and maintains the relationship with customers.

Essence of public relations edit

  • To create and sustain "shared meaning" or "common understanding" - NB this may be and usually is different from "shared beliefs"
  • Propaganda: the general propagation of information for a specific purpose
  • Psychological warfare:
  • Public relations: techniques used to influence the publics' perception of an organization
  • Publicity: PR techniques used to promote a specific product or brand

Public relations methods and approaches edit

Theory of public relations edit

History of public relations edit

Historical uses of propaganda edit

By country edit

Miscellany edit

World War II edit

Britain edit
Nazi Germany edit
People edit
Organisations edit
Campaigns and events edit
Media edit
Films edit

Public relations organizations edit

Public relations media edit

  • "Al Fateh"
  • America's Army, video game produced by the U.S. government with the stated aim of encouraging players to become interested in joining the U.S. Army.

Works about public relations and propaganda edit

Books edit

Film edit

See also edit

External links edit

  • Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management
  • Stockholm Accords for Public Relations
  • Russia (independent) Alliance for Public Relations
  • Public Relations at Curlie