Examining how the 11th September, 2001 terrorist attacks precipitated a paradigm shift advancing communications and public relations into a more significant role in corporate America

Journal of Communication Management

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 280-292

  Wright, Donald K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication executives; Corporate communications; Crisis communications; Employee communications; Internet; Intranet; Public relations; September 11, 2001; Strategic communications; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993083388     PISSN: 1363254X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13632540210807116     Document Type: Review

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