Secrecy in Public Relations, Mediation and News Cultures: The Shadow World of the Media Sphere - Hardcover

by Anne M. Cronin (Author)

This book investigates the relationship of secrecy as a social practice to contemporary media, news cultures and public relations. It will appeal to students of public relations, sociology, media studies, cultural studies and communication studies.

Author Biography

Anne M. Cronin is Professor of Cultural Sociology at Lancaster University, UK. Her previous books include PublicRelations Capitalism: Promotional Culture, Publics and Commercial Democracy (2018); Advertising, Commercial Spaces and the Urban (2010); Advertising Myths: The Strange Half-Lives of Images and Commodities (2004); Advertising and Consumer Citizenship: Gender, Images and Rights (2000).