Newsom, Doug.

Public relations writing : form and style / Doug Newsom, Bob Carrell. - 6th ed. - Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth, c2001. - xviii, 494 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Wadsworth series in mass communication and journalism .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CONTENTS: Part one: PR writing: role and responibilty Public relations and the writer -- Ethical and legal responsibilities of the PR writer -- Persuasion -- Research for the public relations writer -- Part two: Writing principles -- Writing to clarify and simplify the complex: style and content -- Crammer, spelling and punctuation -- Part three: Writing for select audiences - - Memos, email, letters, reports and proposals -- Backgrounders and position papers -- Part four: Writing for mass media audiences -- News releases for print media -- News for broadcasting -- Features for print and broadcasting -- Message design concepts -- Writing advertising copy -- writing for web sites -- Part five: writing for a media mix -- Campaign writing and media kits -- Speeches and other presentations -- Newsletters - - Brochures -- Magazines and annual reports -- Crisis communication -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C - - Index.

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Business writing.
Public relations--Authorship.
Public relations.

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