Social Work, the Media and Public Relations (Routledge Revivals)

Name: Social Work, the Media and Public Relations (Routledge Revivals)
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Social Work, the Media and Public Relations (Routledge Revivals)\nPlease note: \nthis item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days).\n\nAuthor(s): Bob Franklin, Nigel Parton\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138015463, 978-1138015463\nSynopsis\nOver the past few decades, relationships between social workers and the media have become increasingly challenging. Social workers feel aggrieved by media reporting of their profession and believe that journalists lack sufficient knowledge and experience of the social services to report matters adequately and sensitively, whilst some journalists have urged social workers to adopt a more proactive public relations strategy. This book, first published in 1991, analyses the causes and consequences of the negative portrayal of social work within the media and considers various ways in which this image might be impr.