A word on PR…
Posted: November 29, 2009 Filed under: Journalism | Tags: Pilger, Propaganda, Public Relations Leave a comment »One of the founders of modern propaganda was Edward Bernays, an American who believed that people in free societies could be lied to and regimented without them realising. He invented a euphemism for propaganda – “public relations”, or PR. “What matters,” he said, “is the illusion.”
John Pilger speaking on public relations.