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ERIC Number: EJ961358
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1740-4622
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Cinema Spin: Exploring Film Depictions of Public Relations Practitioners
Lambert, Cheryl Ann
Communication Teacher, v25 n4 p205-211 2011
Films have been used successfully to teach students about "the institutional and cultural role mass media play in creating, sustaining or changing social relations." They have also provided important lessons regarding ethical decision-making. This article presents an activity that enables students to understand the role of media and the concept of ethical behavior in connectedness to public relations. This assignment can be valuable because students will find out how and why their internal and external clients may have preconceived ideas about the field of public relations. The media have a history of framing public relations in a negative way, whether in news stories or in movie images. This assignment may support or refute the historical framing. Several on-screen portrayals of public relations professionals have been one-dimensional. Whether movies continue to provide one-sided or stereotypical images of the industry will be an important lesson for students to learn. This activity enables them to combine information from internships and job experience; coursework, and textbooks about public relations to formulate their own unique perspectives about the industry. (Contains 1 table.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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