Public relations models and persuasion ethics: A new approach

Journal of Communication Management

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 313-331

  Fawkes, Johanna ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; Propaganda; Public relations; Social psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993009224     PISSN: 1363254X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13632540710843922     Document Type: Article

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