Are PR specialists a threat to journalism? The relationship between public relations and media agenda setting Cover Image

Czy PR-owcy zagrażają dziennikarstwu? Związki public relations z media agenda setting
Are PR specialists a threat to journalism? The relationship between public relations and media agenda setting

Author(s): Jerzy Olędzki
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: agenda-setting theory; public relations; media relations; determination thesis; interefication theory; journalism and PR

Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes the role PR specialists play in shaping the media content. In the context of media agenda-setting theory the article discusses the results of B. Baerns study on the impact of German PR specialists on the national media and the meaning of so-called “determination thesis” and interefication theory which explain the issue of the mutual relationship bewteen PR and journalism. The paper also presents the results of a survey conducted by the author of the article among Polish PR professionals about their influence on the Polish media content.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 1 (213)
  • Page Range: 59-71
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish