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Engaging With The Media, Hamish Mclean, Richard Phillipps
Engaging With The Media, Hamish Mclean, Richard Phillipps
Richard Phillipps
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Presenting the public face of an organisation is a key role of the public relations practitioner. Often this is done through achieving media coverage for the organisation. The mass media are important because of their reach, their believability, and their timeliness, although the bombardment of information from them can be overwhelming. This chapter discusses a wide range of traditional media - newspapers, radio, television, magazines, and newsletters (see Chapter 12 for new media).
Illusions Of Control: Media Uses And Preferences Among University Students, Charles Primm
Illusions Of Control: Media Uses And Preferences Among University Students, Charles Primm
School of Advertising and Public Relations Publications and Other Works
Uses and gratifications theory and the situational theory of publics are used to frame an analysis of media uses and preferences of university students. Results of a survey of university students (n=202) reveal that students reported different levels of use and preference for e-mail, Facebook, Twitter and text messaging with campus leadership and their own instructors. Students who considered themselves more active in campus issues preferred newspapers, magazines and UT websites to obtain more information about the university. Professional recommendations on maximizing communication effectiveness between universities and their students include using UT websites, text messages and campus and …