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communication and media studies
communication studies
political communications
government operations and institutions
Preferred term
communication in public affairs
Definition
- For more than 5,000 years, since the time of the ancient Egyptians, governments have sought to inform citizens of the inner workings of the political process. As a specialization of public relations, public affairs (also referred to as “government relations”), fills the need to inform citizens of the many services that a particular government has to offer. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Communication; Public Affairs, Communication in]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/communication_in_public_affairs
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