Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate how much public relations people write in the course of their work; to determine if the amount and type of writing varies with experience, job type or employer; and to investigate what other tasks besides writing public relations professionals do. The sample was 198 members of the Public Relations Society of America who responded to a nation-wide mailing of 500 people selected from the Society's membership directory. Results showed that public relations practitioners spent 36.5 percent of their time writing. Overall, public relations people spend more time on publicity, media relations, and business administration than on any other function, but counseling management and research--two emerging area--are rating in the tope 50 percent. Thus, while this study does not provide any startling new information on the public relations industry, it does provide, for the first time, empirical evidence of what an average or typical public relations practitioner does. That was the primary goal of the study.
Graduation Date
1989
Semester
Spring
Advisor
Taylor, K. Phillip
Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Format
Language
English
Rights
Written permission granted by copyright holder to the University of Central Florida Libraries to digitize and distribute for nonprofit, educational purposes.
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0008148
STARS Citation
Stansberry, Frank R., "Writing as a public relations task: how much do public relations practitioners write?" (1989). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 4231.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/4231
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