1st Edition

Deconstructing Public Relations Public Relations Criticism

By Thomas J. Mickey Copyright 2003
176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

This volume provides a critical look at public relations practice, utilizing case studies from public relations, advertising, and marketing to illustrate the deconstruction and analysis of public relations campaigns. Author Thomas J. Mickey uses a cultural studies approach and demonstrates how it can be used as a critical theory for public relations practice, offering real-world examples to... Read more
Contents: Preface. Why Deconstruct? Cultural Studies Approach. Alcohol as Medicine. Representation of Woman. Selling the Internet. Garden According to Martha Stewart. A Community Relations Campaign. The Language of Mental Illness. The Ideology of an AIDS Prevention Campaign. The Monet Exhibit. Olympic Gold.

Biography

Thomas J. Mickey

"This book has some useful insights....The extensive bibliography also is an excellent source of scholarly references on public relations."
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