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This book investigates the relationship of secrecy as a social practice to contemporary media, news cultures and public relations.

Drawing on Georg Simmel's theorisation of how secrecy produces a second world' alongside the obvious world' and creates and reshapes social relations, Anne Cronin argues for close analysis of the PR industry as a powerful vector of secrecy and an examination of its relationship to news cultures. Using case studies and in-depth interviews, as well as recent research in media and cultural studies, sociology, journalism studies and communication studies, the book analyses how PR practices generate a second, shadow world of the media sphere which has a profound impact on the obvious world'. It interrogates both the PR industry's and news culture's role in shaping social relations for a digital media landscape, and those initiatives promoting transparency of data and decision-making processes.

An insightful, interdisciplinary approach to debates o

Secrecy in Public Relations Mediation and News

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis
      Imprint Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Published 1/26/2024
      ISBN-13 9781032439556
      978-1032439556
      ISBN-10 1032439556
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      Political structure and processes

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This book investigates the relationship of secrecy as a social practice to contemporary media, news cultures and public relations.

      Drawing on Georg Simmel's theorisation of how secrecy produces a second world' alongside the obvious world' and creates and reshapes social relations, Anne Cronin argues for close analysis of the PR industry as a powerful vector of secrecy and an examination of its relationship to news cultures. Using case studies and in-depth interviews, as well as recent research in media and cultural studies, sociology, journalism studies and communication studies, the book analyses how PR practices generate a second, shadow world of the media sphere which has a profound impact on the obvious world'. It interrogates both the PR industry's and news culture's role in shaping social relations for a digital media landscape, and those initiatives promoting transparency of data and decision-making processes.

      An insightful, interdisciplinary approach to debates o

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