In this blog series, I have focused on specific aspects of Public Relations
and analysed the sometimes negative stigma which surrounds the industry. By
delving deeper into these ideas, I hope to have changed any misconceptions and
provided some thought-provoking discussions.
Answering my original question – is PR and propaganda the same
concept? In my personal opinion, no, but it’s undeniable that the profession
that we now know has emerged from the notion of propaganda. Do I think
propaganda still exists? Yes I do, but I also believe we are smart enough to
distinguish the sublime from the ridiculous. The impression of the PR industry
stems from our ethics, knowledge base and most importantly our personal
opinion. In other words, propaganda will always exist if we believe it to.
Nevertheless, these are just my individual views – maybe it’s time
you find yours!
Over and Out (but not for too long!)
Rhi [@Rhiannon_Lucy91]
I have enjoyed reading your blog posts you have raised a lot of interesting topics and made me think of PR in a new way. I agree with your notion of PR and propaganda it does seem that its not so prominent issue today. With so many people being able to share information and getting a clearer picture could it be argued that propaganda is slowly dying?
ReplyDeleteThank you Florence for your following.
ReplyDeleteYes, in answer to your question I do believe propaganda is dying. With the rise of the internet we have access to an infinite base of knowledge therefore meaning it is very difficult to produce a lie without the truth emerging.
However with ethics and values differing from culture to culture, one persons truth could be another persons lie, thus meaning the 'concept' of propaganda will always remain.