Post-truth public relations communication in an era of digital disinformation / Gareth Thompson.
| Author/creator | Thompson, Gareth |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First Edition. |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon : New York, New York : Routledge, 2020. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge new directions in PR & communication research |
| Abstract | "This book explores the purpose, practice and effects of public relations (PR) at a time that has been variously described as an era of populism, post-truth and fake news. It considers how public relations processes have contributed to the current social condition of post-truth and what constitutes public relations work in this environment. Post-Truth Public Relations: Communication in an Era of Digital Disinformation proposes that while we can now look back upon the last 80-100 years as a period of classical public relations, that style is being supplemented by the emergence of a post-classical form of public relations that has emerged in response to the post-truth era. This new style of PR consists of a mixed repertoire of communicative work that matches the new geometry of digital media and delivers a mix of online engagement and persuasion, in order to meet the needs of increasingly partisan audiences. Using contemporary case studies and original interviews with PR practitioners in several countries, including China and the Philippines, the book investigates how public relations workers have reconciled their role as communicative intermediaries with the pot-truth era of digital disinformation. This thought provoking book will be of great interest to researchers and advanced students interested in the changing nature of public relations and its practice"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Thompson, Gareth (Sociologist) Post-truth public relations First Edition. New York : Routledge, 2020. 9781138368606 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019045377 |
| ISBN | 9780429429125 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |