Secrecy in Public Relations Mediation and News by Anne M. Cronin PAPERBACK

Name: Secrecy in Public Relations Mediation and News by Anne M. Cronin PAPERBACK
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

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This book investigates the relationship of secrecy as a social practice to contemporary media, news cultures and public relations.\nDrawing on Georg Simmel\u2019s theorisation of how secrecy produces a \u2018second world\u2019 alongside the \u2018obvious world\u2019 and creates and reshapes social relations, Anne Cronin argues for close analysis of the PR industry as a powerful vector of secrecy and an examination of its relationship to news cultures. Using case studies and in-depth interviews, as well as recent research in media and cultural studies, sociology, journalism studies and communication studies, the book analyses how PR practices generate a second, shadow world of the media sphere which has a profound impact on the \u2018obvious world\u2019. It interrogates both the PR industry\u2019s and news culture\u2019s role in\n\nSecrecy in Public Relations, Mediation and News Cultures\nThe Shadow World of the Media Sphere\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is av;