Bare Bones Cue Cards Flashcards
The master of publicity
P.T Barnum
2 figures in the AC DC War of the Currents
Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison
Investigative journalists who uncovered the bad work practices of the Robber Barons
The Muckrakers
Famous journalist hired by coal mining executives to sway public opinion against striking union
Ivy Lee
One of the positive contributions of Ivy Lee
Emphasis on human elements of business
What event swayed Ivy Lee to do more ethical PR practices?
1913 Ludlow Massacre, killed 40 workers
Who shifted the focus in PR from being publicity to strategy?
Edward Bernays
Who elevated PR beyond the technician role?
Arthur W. Page
Who helped create PR courses in colleges and created a independent PR agency?
Ruth Hammond
Positive Public Relations is… (3)
- Ethical and effective
- Fostering important interests
- Develops strategic relationships
3 types of opinion
- Personal
- Opinion Influencers
- Media
5 ethical actions of PR
- Balance absolute and relative ethics
- Communicate openness and good taste
- Actions match words
- Personal, organizations and professional codes of conduct
- Know legal constraints
3 theories in PR
- Excellence Theory
- Contingency Theory
- Relationship Theory
4 principles of successful relationships in PR
- Know what is ethical
- Listen to what people say
- Use 2 way communication
- Community through co-created meaning
We can get public to join conversations by
creating meaningful messages
4 points of ethical decision making
- Action
- Content
- Process
- Outcome
The “Action” point in ethical decision making refers to
what the org does
the content point in ethical decision making refers to
what the organization communicates
the process point in ethical decision making points to
how ethical choices are communicated
the outcome point in ethical decision making points to
what impact messages have