Exam 2 Flashcards
(78 cards)
What is 1900 -1916 referred to as?
The Seedbed Era
What happened in the seedbed era?
- muckraking journalism countered by defensive publicity techniques (old school, reactive)
- far-reaching political reforms promoted through PR
Important names in Seedbed Era
Ivy Lee Ledbetter who created the Declaration of principles
Rex Harlow created PRJ and 1st full time instructor of PR at Standford
What is 1917-1918 referred to as?
WW1 era
What happened in the WW1 era?
power of organized promotion (create patriotism)
power of organized promotion
war bonds
enlist soldiers
to raise money for welfare
Important pioneers in the WW1 era
Geroge Creel
Carl Byoir
Carl Byoir
Created and organized one of the world’s largest public relations firms in 1930
George Creel
4 Minutemen: a network of 75,000 civic leaders used to mobilize public support for the war effort
What was 1919-1929 referred to as?
Booming 20’s Era
What happened in the Booming 20’s era?
Principles and practices of publicity (learned in war) are put to use
Principles and practices of publicity
promote products
winning political battles
money for charity
important people in the Booming 20’s era
Edward Bernays
John W. Hill
Doris Fleischman
Arthur W. Page
Edward Bernays
Writes 1st book pn PR crystalizing Public opinion (1923)
Doris Fleischman
PR counsel
John W. Hill
cigarettes
Arthur W. Page
Arthur Page Society
what was 1930-1945 referred to as?
FDR and the WW2 Era
what happened in the FDR and the WW2 Era
- need to build public support
- govt PR has greates expansion
- social welfare needs and agencies establishe out ogf great depression
- newly established PR departments to proactively implement programs
- more scientific measurement.assessment of public opinion
Walter Lippmann
Coined term stereotype
wrote book called Public Opinion
worst case scenerio
standard operating procedure
what was 1946-1964 referred to as?
Post war era
what happened in the post war era?
- conversion from war-time economy to peace-time
- service oriented
- increased public crticism of big business (no strike era)
- heavy demands o PR industry
- exploding demand for higher education, schools turn to PR counsel
important people in the post war era?
Betsy Plank
Daniel J Edelman and Harold Burson