TY - BOOK AU - Baskin, Otis AU - aronoff, Craig AU - Lattimore, Dan TI - Public relations : the profession and the practice SN - 9780071140324 U1 - 659.2 PY - 1996/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill, KW - Public relations N1 - Includes index; Part 1 Public relations - the profession: the nature of public relations; the history of public relations; a theoretical basis for public relations; public relations in organizational decision making; ethics and professionalism. Part 2 Public relations - the process: research - understanding public opinion; planning for public relations effectiveness; action and communication; evaluating public relations effectiveness. Part 3 Public relations - the publics: media relations; employee communication; community relations; consumer relations and marketing; financial relations; public affairs - relations with government. Part 4 Public relations - the practice: public relations in not-for-profit organizations; public relations in government; corporate public relations; the legal environment of public relations practice; public relations as a career N2 - Deals with public relations in the overall context of organizational communications ER -