Topic
V 1 Industrial Revolution
* 1.1 consumer culture
* 1.2 leisure activities
V 1.3 public opinion
* Walter Lippman
* John Dewey
* Harold Lasswell
V 1.4 mass media
* newspapers
* magazines
* radio
V 2 Corporate Public Relations
V 2.1 Henry Frick
* anti-labor
* combat hostility
* public favor
V 2.2 Battle for the Currents
* AC: Westinghouse
* DC: General Electric
V 2.3 American Association of Railroads
* originators of public relations
* Year Book of Railway Literature
V 2.4 charities
* purposes
* practices
* performance
* public awareness
* fundraising
* influencing legislation
* recruiting volunteers
* currying public favor
V 3 Ivy Ledbetter Lee
* 3.1 business had to tell its story honestly, accurately, and openly
* 3.2 Rockefeller: Ludlow Massacre (1913)
* 3.3 Rockefeller Jr. visited the camps
V 4 Edward L. Bernays
* 4.1 coined the term "public relations"
* 4.2 Crystalizing Public Opinion (1923)
V 4.3 pupil of George Creel
* movies
* cartoons
* photographs
* newsreels
* Uncle Sam: "I Want You"
V 4.4 Torches of Freedom
* 1929
* Women walking on Fifth Avenue with lit cigarettes
* American Tobacco Company
V 5 Arthur Page
* 5.1 AT&T
* 5.2 publicity and relationship with the public
V 6 Public Relations Society of America
* 6.1 formed 1948
* 6.2 interests of public relations practitioners
* 6.3 "bill of rights" for customers
* 6.4 code of ethics
V 7 Functions of Public Relations
* 7.1 media relations
* 7.2 promotion or selling
* 7.3 Community relations
* 7.4 Government relations
* 7.5 Public information
* 7.6 Special events
* 7.7 Employee relations
* 7.8 crisis communications
* 7.9 Lobbying
V 8 Forms of Public Relations
V 8.1 Propaganda
V strategically placed communication
* advertising
* publicity
V intended gain public support for…
* special issue
* program
* policy
V 8.2 Media Relations
* secure favorable media coverage for a client or organization
* promote client or control damage
V 8.3 Special Events & Pseudo-Events
V Coordinating with existing events to create a positive image for client
* e.g. sponsorships
V Event held for the sole purpose of receiving media attention.
* e.g. “The Decision”
V 8.4 Community Relations
V Earning customer’s goodwill through support of community
* Charitable Contributions
* Public Service
V 8.5 Crisis Management
* Messages designed to help a corporation handle a public crisis or tragedy, especially if the public assumes the company is at fault.
* BP: Deepwater Horizon oil spill
* April – September 2010
V 8.6 Government Relations
V Lobbying
* the process of attempting to influence the voting of lawmakers to support a client’s or an organization’s best interests.
* astroturf lobbying
* “Language of Health Reform”
V 9 Public Relations Audiences
V 9.1 Businesses
* Investors
* Consumers
* Employees
* Suppliers
* Financial Institutions
* Legislators
* Community Activists
* Educational Institutions
* Mass Media
V 9.2 Not-for-Profits
* Donors
* Clients
* Volunteers
* Employees
* Members
* Suppliers
* Legislators
* Community Activists
* Mass Media
V 9.3 Government Agencies
* Taxpayers/Voters
* Legislators
* Lobbyists
* Government Agencies
* Employees
* Community Activists
V 10 Public Relations Messages
V 10.1 Public Service Announcements (PSA)
* reports or announcements carried free by newspapers, magazines, radio and/or TV stations
V designed to promote…
* government programs
* educational projects
* voluntary agencies
* social reform
V 10.2 Press Releases
V announcements written in the style of news reports
* gives new information about an individual, a company, or an organization
* pitches a story idea to the news media.
V 10.3 Video News Releases (VNR)
* the visual counterparts to press releases
* pitches story ideas to the TV news media by mimicking the style of a broadcast news report.
V 11 James Gruning's Models of Public Relations
V 11.1 Press Agent
* One-Way
* manipulate public opinion and behavior
V 11.2 Public Information/Journalism
* one-way
* disseminate information to the public
V 11.3 Two Way Asymmetric
* two-way
* persuade and find out how the public reacted
V 11.4 Two Way Symmetric
* two-way
* gain mutual understanding and find a win–win common ground
V 12 Public Relations Firms
V 12.1 In-House Firms
* PR departments located within most major companies
V 12.2 Stand-Alone Firms
* independent agencies that provided PR services to different companies
V 13 Major PR Firms
* 13.1 Omnicom
* 13.2 WPP Group
* 13.3 Interpublic Group
* 13.4 Publicis
* 13.5 Dentsu
* 13.6 Aegis Group