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Book, 1995
Current format, Book, 1995, 1st ed, Available .
Book, 1995
Current format, Book, 1995, 1st ed, Available . Offered in 0 more formats
Reveals how public relations firms "spin" the news, including their role in controlling political debates and protecting corporations from public scrutiny The authors, editors of the journal PR Watch , show how the public relations (PR) industry helps corporations and the federal government manipulate the institutions of democracy, and detail the workings of phony grassroots campaigns, video spots broadcast as news, and other tools of America's private-sector ministries of propaganda. They look at cases, and offer guidelines for recognizing the presence of PR in the news and examples of effective citizen's campaigns. Paper edition (060-4), $16.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Common Courage’s number one seller blows the lid off of today's multi-billion-dollar propaganda-for-hire PR industry, revealing how public relations wizards concoct and spin the news, organize phony "grassroots" front groups, spy on citizens and conspire with lobbyists and politicians.
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