• Episode One Public Relations Origins: to Inform or Control?

  • Jul 13 2021
  • Length: 42 mins
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Episode One Public Relations Origins: to Inform or Control?

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  • Amanda and Jennifer dive into their pasts in PR and marketing, including time in a well known front group from the tobacco industry. They then examine the origins of PR itself. Edward Bernays was the godfather of public relations. He was also the nephew of Sigmund Freud. They chart how his tactics based on the teachings of his uncle are used to influence and manipulate us today. Amanda then speaks to noted media critic Eric Alterman on the state of our information ecosystem and how misinformation impacts us all.
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