Writing PR history: Issues, methods and politics

Journal of Communication Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 319-335

  Watson, Tom ^a   L'Etang, Jacquie ^b  

^a University of Stirling ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

History; Philosophy; Politics; Public relations; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993093564     PISSN: 1363254X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13632540810919783     Document Type: Article

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