Secrecy in Public Relations, Mediation and News Cultures - The Shadow World of the Media Sphere

This book investigates the relationship of secrecy as a social practice to contemporary media, news cultures and public relations. It will appeal to students of public relations, sociology, media studies, cultural studies and communication studies.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Framing Secrecy, Publicity and News Media Cultures; 3. PR Techniques of Secrecy and Publicity; 4. News Cultures, Journalism and the Secrecy-Publicity Dynamic; 5. Revelation and Secrecy in PR and News Media Cultures; 6. Theorising Secrecy and the Media Today; Index

About the author

Anne M. Cronin is Professor of Cultural Sociology at Lancaster University, UK. Her previous books include PublicRelations Capitalism: Promotional Culture, Publics and Commercial Democracy (2018); Advertising, Commercial Spaces and the Urban (2010); Advertising Myths: The Strange Half-Lives of Images and Commodities (2004); Advertising and Consumer Citizenship: Gender, Images and Rights (2000).

Summary

This book investigates the relationship of secrecy as a social practice to contemporary media, news cultures and public relations. It will appeal to students of public relations, sociology, media studies, cultural studies and communication studies.

Product details

• Authors: Anne M. Cronin, Cronin Anne M.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032439556
• ISBN: 978-1-032-43955-6
• No. of pages: 128
• Weight: 260 g
• Series: Routledge Focus on Media and Cultural Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; History, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Social Theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Public Relations, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Anthropology, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, The arts, Political science & theory, Political structure & processes, Humanities, Organizational theory & behaviour, Social issues & processes, Communication Studies, Political campaigning & advertising, Political science and theory, Political campaigning and advertising, Social and ethical issues, Organizational theory and behaviour, Political structure and processes, Public Opinion & Polls, Public opinion and polls