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Public relations is the management function that establishes and maintains mutually beneficial relationships between an organization and the publics on whom its success or failure depends. The media is constantly evolving, and so our media relations strategy must also change to meet the needs of todays journalists. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics to describe the population. Jane johnston media relations is one of the most tangible and visible areas of public relations practice. Foundations in pr programme 5 days intensive communications and pr programme 10 days intensive media relations programme 5 days.
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