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This thesis is a series of four articles examining the interface of public relations and journalism and how this affects the information the public receives as news. The central research question it aims to answer is: 'How can the public guard against manipulation of opinion?' The articles are accompanied by an exegesis which explains the research process and the role of important sources in the project. The research draws on relevant literature as well as interviews with people involved in public relations, journalism and academia.The first article Public Relations & Democratic Society looks at the various definitions of public relations and examines the debate over whether PR operates in the public interest. Article two, The Production of News, discusses the interface of public relations and journalism and also deals with the economic considerations affecting mass media outlets. PR Under the Spotlight in New Zealand, the third article, is a case study of a public relations campaign mounted by state-owned logging company Timberlands West Coast Ltd. The final article Navigating the Information Environment examines the current state of the interface between PR and journalism in New Zealand and sets out suggestions for how members of the public can avoid being manipulated.The research found that in order to prevent manipulation it is up to members of the public to actively seek truth and not uncritically accept information received through the media. Due to the work of the public relations industry and the media there are many ways in which information can be filtered and massaged and it is knowledge of these processes that puts the public in the best position to see reality.

This thesis investigates how New Zealand fashion designers construct and communicate a unique and fluid identity. There are two main focuses of the research. The first is how New Zealand fashion designers build and maintain a unique brand identity in the New Zealand market. This includes an in-depth analysis of the public relations and communication strategies both emerging and established fashion designers use. The second focus is how New Zealand designers communicate their brand identity to export markets. This includes an examination of how the New Zealand national identity has an effect on the communication of their identity in international markets. This research is important as there is little scholarly research on the creative industries in New Zealand, and none on the New Zealand designer fashion industry. Therefore, this research study has been developed to advance literature in this area and provide a basis for further research. While this research study will focus on the New Zealand designer fashion industry, it is hoped that the research will be applicable to other creative industries in New Zealand. A key element of this research is to use the in-depth analysis of the designer fashion industry to provide recommendations on identity management for the New Zealand designer fashion industry and creative industries. Ultimately, this research provides these industries with a practical guide to create and communicate a unique identity in both domestic and export markets. A collective case study method is used to collate the data and is analysed through an interpretive framework. The New Zealand fashion designers that comprise the case studies are Annah Stretton, Robyn Brooks, Jo Robertson, and Cyb le Wiren. Key conclusions are that organisations in the creative industries need to put together an in-depth communications plan as early as possible in their business. This should focus on the creation and communication of a unique and fluid identity in order to differentiate themselves from their competitors and allow them to actively respond to their environment. Industry bodies and New Zealand Trade Enterprise play a key role in the development and export of creative organisations. These organisations need to develop better resources and support systems for the creative industries in order for them to reach their maximum potential.

The aim of this study is to understand the importance of public relations activity in non-profit organisations. The study emphasizes the bearing public relations activities can have on non-profit organisations in the contemporary world. This is especially true in an over communicated society where the vast majority of organisations compete to gain access to the scare media resources to put their message across to their potential clients, supporters and customers. Non-profit organisations generally have to depend on the donor agencies and therefore fail to attract a sizeable public relations budget. On the one hand, these organisations lack the resources to launch a successful public relations campaign and on the other the lack of knowledge and interest among general staff members makes it even harder for a public relations campaign to be developed or successfully launched. In this study, I used both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to collect and analyse data. The data were collected from two non-profit organisations based in New Zealand working in the area of child welfare. The primary data were collected through semi-structured interviews and survey questionnaires. A single semi-structured interview was conducted with each team leader of the two selected organisations. However, this was like skimming the surface and in-depth interviews would have helped me to collect richer data. On the other hand the data collected was sufficient for this research and it helped me to create a holistic understanding of the topic. The findings of the research highlight that most non-profit organisations working in the area of child welfare find it hard to market themselves due to a lack of funds and employee involvement. Although the findings from the study are significant; caution is necessary in applying the results to other scenarios and in making generalizations. One of the key findings from this research is that both organisations did not use public relations as a strategy. Most decision related to public relations was made on random basis and no long term strategic plan was made to adopt public relations as a core strategy to build creditability among their stakeholders.

To date, limited means of accurately measuring the communal organisational public relationships between an organisation and its various publics have been developed. Researchers and practitioners have acknowledged the need for a more accurate measurement tool. Previous analysis of communal relationships has typically been done in an anecdotal or non-quantifiable way. This study explores a new method of quantifying the relationship between an organisation and its publics and identifies the key themes and components that are important to a successful organisation-public relationship (OPR); this method allows organisations to more accurately measure their OPRs, diagnose their strengths and weaknesses and quantify changes in the relationships over time. In so doing, organisations will be able to improve their relationships with their stakeholders and work more effectively to achieve mutually beneficial goals. The study's findings contribute to defining the components that can be used to develop a tool that can be used by the public relations profession to more accurately reflect the status of communal relationships, and, perhaps more importantly, the changes in the status of the relationships over time. Increased objectivity in reflecting the status of the relationships between an organisation and its publics is likely to enable the profession to elevate its perceived status by providing a better service to organisations and their publics. This, in turn, will allow senior management teams to see clearly the value that public relations can provide to maximise the success of the organisation. The data obtained from this research provide insights into the priorities and expectations that external stakeholder groups have of organisations and how these expectations can be grouped into three key areas - how they are treated, the value that the relationships represent to them and how effective the communication is. The results provide practitioners with a valuable insight into ways of improving these OPRs, which in turn could assist organisations in achieving their goals.

To date, limited means of accurately measuring the communal organisational public relationships between an organisation and its various publics have been developed. Researchers and practitioners have acknowledged the need for a more accurate measurement tool. Previous analysis of communal relationships has typically been done in an anecdotal or non-quantifiable way. This study explores a new method of quantifying the relationship between an organisation and its publics and identifies the key themes and components that are important to a successful organisation-public relationship (OPR); this method allows organisations to more accurately measure their OPRs, diagnose their strengths and weaknesses and quantify changes in the relationships over time. In so doing, organisations will be able to improve their relationships with their stakeholders and work more effectively to achieve mutually beneficial goals. The study's findings contribute to defining the components that can be used to develop a tool that can be used by the public relations profession to more accurately reflect the status of communal relationships, and, perhaps more importantly, the changes in the status of the relationships over time. Increased objectivity in reflecting the status of the relationships between an organisation and its publics is likely to enable the profession to elevate its perceived status by providing a better service to organisations and their publics. This, in turn, will allow senior management teams to see clearly the value that public relations can provide to maximise the success of the organisation. The data obtained from this research provide insights into the priorities and expectations that external stakeholder groups have of organisations and how these expectations can be grouped into three key areas - how they are treated, the value that the relationships represent to them and how effective the communication is. The results provide practitioners with a valuable insight into ways of improving these OPRs, which in turn could assist organisations in achieving their goals.

<p>In my thesis “Vocabulary from media, advertising and public relations as an example of professional language”. I have analysed vocabulary which concerns media, advertising and public relations in Poland. These three questions are very young in Poland’s language and home market.</p><p>First of all I show in my thesis the research and development of the professional language in Poland. Afterwards I study the word's lexical in my work, as a criterion taken to the Polish language. English words that have been taken are researched , because this vocabulary is very young in the Polish commercial market. I have studied the taken words for meaning, how these words function and factors within and outside this process within Polish language. Also in my thesis are new polish words.</p><p>I have three main findings in my analysis:</p><p>1. vocabulary in media, advertising and public relations as a professional language in Poland (as pol. “profesjolekt”),</p><p>2. the vocabulary taken only from the English language,</p><p>3. Polish words which can sometimes be used instead of English words.</p><p>In my thesis I analysis a new Polish vocabulary, which are used in media, advertising and public relations. This vocabulary are neologisms .</p>

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<p>Syftet med studien är att reda ut vilken roll strategierna Buzz och Event marketing har i PR-branschen idag samt hur de strategiska kommunikatörerna och målgruppen förhåller sig till dem. Studien undersöker också de behov och möjligheter strategierna i kombination har och ska på så sätt generera ny kunskap till grund för strategiernas fortsatta utveckling.</p>

<p>Denna uppsats tar sin utgångspunkt i PR-världens anammande av bloggar. För denna studie undersöks bloggar som använts i PR- och marknadsföringssyfte där bloggens verkliga avsändare inte varit känd för majoriteten av bloggens läsare. Två specifika bloggar har valts ut för denna studie, bloggen Black Ascot som syftade till att skapa uppmärksamhet kring Malmö Opera samt bloggen Stefan The Swopper som var en del i en kampanj för Posten. Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka och därigenom ge kunskap om hur bloggar används och utformas i PR- och kampanjverksamhet. Därmed är syftet också att undersöka vilka de strategiska tankegångarna bakom de för uppsatsen utvalda bloggarna varit samt hur dessa bloggar kan anses vara förenliga med gängse PR-etik. Studien utgår från följande tre frågeställningar:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Hur har de PR-präglade bloggarna och dess innehåll utformats i förhållande till dess syften?</li><li>I vilken grad kan användning av bloggar inom PR och marknadsföring medföra några etiska problem?</li><li>Vilken betydelse har bloggarnas dialogiska funktioner i relation till etiska aspekter? </li></ul><p> </p><p>Studiens tillvägagångssätt består av att bloggarna i fråga har analyserats med hjälp av brukstextanalys. Utöver detta har också två personer intervjuats som haft del i respektive blogg. Resultat av brukstextanalys och transkriberade intervjuer analyseras och diskuteras sedan i relation till studiens teoretiska grund som återfinns i teori och forskning kring bloggar och bloggars användningsområden inom public relations samt etik. Därutöver återfinns också relevant tidigare forskning avseende liknande bloggar. Studiens diskussionskapitel är indelat i fyra huvudrubriker: <em>Utformning av de strategiska bloggarna</em>, <em>Black Ascot, Stefan The Swopper och PR-branschens legitimitetskris</em>, <em>Vikten av sanning och transparens </em>samt <em>PR-bloggarna i relation till etikkoder</em>. Diskussionen resulterar i att följande centrala slutsatser kan dras: De undersökta bloggarnas utformning och innehåll har till största del präglats av det syfte som hela tiden varit uppenbart. Det underliggande syftet har påverkat bloggarna så till vida att det format den historia som berättas i Black Ascot samt dess utformning som en kulturblogg. Stefan The Swopper har präglats av det underliggande syftet då uppdragsgivaren getts utrymme i både text och bild. I båda bloggarna har transparensen och sanningsenligheten varit bristande vilket måste anses problematiskt ur ett etiskt perspektiv. Däremot kan bloggarna inte anses vara manipulativa eller brista i respekten gentemot läsarna. De etiska problemen ställs också emot den dialogiska möjlighet som är förenat med bloggosfären vilket ur ett etiskt perspektiv måste ses som en fördel. Studiens intervjuresultat påvisar också att respondenterna anser att mycket av den kritik som riktats mot respektive blogg kommer sig av att bloggar är ett nytt forum för PR- och marknadsföringsaktiviteter. Huruvida detta är fallet kan inte bekräftas i denna studie men studiens teoretiska grund bekräftar att bloggar ofta upplevs som trovärdiga och tillförlitliga. Detta kan antas problematiserat av PR- och marknadsföringsaktiviteter i bloggar.</p><p> </p><p>I samband med att de centrala slutsatserna återges konstateras också att bristerna i transparens och sanningsenlighet öppnar upp för nya forskningsfrågor. Det finns exempelvis mycket att undersöka gällande bloggläsarnas uppfattning av hur såväl bloggosfären som PR-branschen har påverkats efter att bloggar av denna typ avslöjats ha bakomliggande intressen.</p>