Public Relations: Lecture Chapter 12

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Public Relations


 
  
Created Mar 11, 2010
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What kind of function is public relations?
 
a communication function
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How do we communicate pr?
 
from our organization and clients to the publicinfo from public to our organization
3
What is this flow of information in and out of an organization referred to as?
 
basic systems theory
4
How many of all US laws touch on communication issues?
 
35%
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PR professionals can be held legally liable if they do what?
 
participate or support an illegal activity
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PR can be charged as what with other organizational leaders?
 
conspirators
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What are key concepts in legal PR?
 
due diligenceneed to check to make sure the "facts" provided by our organization and clients...
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What does this "fact" information include?
 
financial info, statistics, and organizational plans
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The issuance of a false statement about another person, which causes that person harm. It holds...
 
defamation
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Libel?Slander?
 
written/broadcast defamationspoken defamation
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Who can win a defamation suit easier: famous or private?
 
private citizens have a lower threshold for defamation
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Public Figures are people who do what?
 
throw themselves to the forefront of particular public controversies in order to influence...
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Who is a public figure?
 
- celebrities- socialites- athletes- regular person who seeks out media coverage
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Who to prove defamation: private figures?
 
- false statement- real damage- negligence by the media
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Public figures, how do they prove defamation?
 
- same as public- plus must prove actual negligence

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