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So, like a PR rep?

• umeshunni 7y ago
  Which also happens to be his role at Twitter, never mind the clickbait "Executive" in the headline.
• ratacat 7y ago
  The term public relations was actually an explicit rebranding of the term Propaganda after it started to develop a negative association in the public eye. Look up Edward Bernays, it's a fascinating bit of history that's not really talked about much. http://theconversation.com/the-manipulation-of-the-american-mind-edward-bernays-and-the-birth-of-public-relations-44393 http://theconversation.com/the-manipulation-of-the-american-...
  • throwaway829 7y ago
    If you're into documentaries, "The Century of the Self" covers this subject excellently: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=century+of+self https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=century+of+self
    • news_hacker 7y ago
      One of my favorite documentaries! It didn't just give me new knowledge, but re-framed the way I view & process future knowledge.
• markdown 7y ago
  If they're on "our" side, we call them PR reps, yes.