Towards legitimacy and professionalism: A call to repeal the Gillett Amendment

Taylor, M; Kent, ML

Towards legitimacy and professionalism: A call to repeal the Gillett Amendment

Taylor, M

Kent, ML

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Publisher:: Elsevier BV
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Public Relations Review, 2016, 42, (1), pp. 1-8
Issue Date:: 2016-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Taylor, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9420-3591
dc.contributor.author	Kent, ML
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-01T20:43:47Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-01T20:43:47Z
dc.date.issued	2016-03-01
dc.identifier.citation	Public Relations Review, 2016, 42, (1), pp. 1-8
dc.identifier.issn	0363-8111
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/159465
dc.description.abstract	© 2015 Elsevier Inc. This article represents a call to repeal the Gillett Amendment. The 1913 Gillett Amendment is often treated as a quirky fact of history relegated to the Introduction to Public Relations course. This article argues that the contemporary practice of public relations built on ethics, professionalism, theory, and research no longer resembles the conditions that precipitated the Gillett Amendment. We encourage professionals, scholars, and public relations associations to work together to repeal the Amendment and recognize government public relations as a legitimate communication practice necessary for a civil society.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartof	Public Relations Review
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.pubrev.2015.09.012
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services, 19 Studies in Creative Arts and Writing, 20 Language, Communication and Culture
dc.subject.classification	Communication & Media Studies
dc.title	Towards legitimacy and professionalism: A call to repeal the Gillett Amendment
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/Public Communication Program
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© 2015 Elsevier Inc. This article represents a call to repeal the Gillett Amendment. The 1913 Gillett Amendment is often treated as a quirky fact of history relegated to the Introduction to Public Relations course. This article argues that the contemporary practice of public relations built on ethics, professionalism, theory, and research no longer resembles the conditions that precipitated the Gillett Amendment. We encourage professionals, scholars, and public relations associations to work together to repeal the Amendment and recognize government public relations as a legitimate communication practice necessary for a civil society.

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