Rhetorical and Critical Approaches to Public Relations (Routledge Communication Series)

by RobertL.Heath (Editor), ElizabethL.Toth (Editor), Damion Waymer (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  2009

  $222.60

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  Paperback
  2009

  $106.19

  This volume illustrates the application of rhetorical theory and critical perspectives to explain public relations practices. It provides a systematic and coherent statement of the crucial guidelines and philosophical underpinnings of public relations. Rhetorical and Critical Approaches to Public Relations II addresses the rhetorical/critical tradition's contribution to the definition of public relations and PR practice; explores the role of PR in creating shared meaning in support of publicity and promotional organizational efforts; considers the tradition's contributions to risk, crisis, and issues dimensions of public relations; and highlights ethics, character, and responsible advocacy. It uses a rhetorical lens to provide practitioners with a sense of how their PR campaigns make a contribution to the organizational bottom line.