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Coverage of global markets, new technologies, multiculturalism, and the latest news about public relations in action make this dynamic text the cutting-edge choice for public relations courses. In a personal and jargon-free style, this text presents and explains the fundamental tools of public relations practice, providing a multi-disciplinary understanding of the emerging trends within the field, with spotlights on people and issues of interest to students.
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"Public relations has developed as a major force in a growing, global information society. The practice of public relations is changing to include new, interactive media, while continuing to depend on the foundation of traditional media. The multi-disciplinary approach to understanding public relations is provided by the authors who come from business, journalism, communication and advertising backgrounds. The easy-to-read style of the text has been a hallmark of the text from its beginning. It includes spotlights on important topics or issues, mini-cases with short real-life cases, and end-of-the-chapter case studies often of major events such as the BP crisis, or GM's financial crisis where it used social media to provide interactive relationships with its constituencies"--
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