Monday, March 14, 2016

The public is better at overseeing advocacy comms than state government


Guy Golan, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, prweek.com

The New York State capitol building, Albany, NY. (CC BY 2.0)
Image from article: The New York State capitol building, Albany, NY. (CC BY 2.0)
Excerpt
The controversy over New York State’s proposed regulation requiring public relations consultants to register as lobbyists has resulted in an important debate regarding a core PR function known as issues management.
By identifying any public relations activity aimed at influencing public officials via mediated channels as lobbying, the proposed regulation suggests public distrust of the PR industry as a whole, as well as general distrust of corporate communications in the realm of public affairs. ... 
Guy Golan is an associate professor of public relations and public diplomacy at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

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