Public relations on trial: "The railroad-truckers brawl"

From: Journalism History | Date: April 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

The period following World War II was one of significant growth in the consumer economy. As the demand for consumer goods grew, so did the demand for freight transportation, leading to a battle between the railroads and the trucking industry. To fight the competition, the railroads lobbied government for trucking regulations. In Pennsylvania, the truckers answered the railroads with an anti-trust lawsuit, which essentially put public relations tactics on trial. this article examines the case, Noerr Motor Freight v. Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference, from its 1956 trial through the U.S. ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Public Relations in Britain
; ...tendency" for public relations and media sociology...early British World War I propaganda...moving through World War II and up to...Institute of Public Relations was founded...independent of American public relations. For example...narratives of U.S. ...
Rediscovering women in public relations: Women in the Public Relations Journal, 1945-1972
; ...women's work in public relations during a time...dramatic growth in public relations. The end point...are: What was public relations like as a career...American Council on Public Relations. The stated editorial...with fundamental public relations problems, ...
12th National Public Relations Congress.(Opinion & Editorial)
; PUBLIC relations in the Philippines started...returned to our country after World War II. The United States Army...the need for competent public relations personnel spread to the...In the private sector, public relations has increasingly taken...competitive market. The ...
A comparative study of Australian and American public relations
; ...relations in comparison to American public relations was revealed. The definition of public relations in Australia according to Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA...publics." The definition of public relations in the United States according to ...
Edward L. Bernays, 103; known as `father of public relations'
; ...the father of public relations," died yesterday...for building public relations into a major...the value of public relations. What's more...the world's public relations counselors protected...him the first public relations instructor ...
Public Relations and the Press: The Troubled Embrace
; Gower, Karla. Public Relations and the Press: The Troubled Embrace...a professor of advertising and public relations, has written a timely book about...historical relationship of the press and public relations. Both groups of practitioners are...the war in Iraq and have charged ...
The Brave New World of Public Relations: A Look Back
; The practice of "Public Relations" was born during World War II and grew up during...shaped the development of public relations practice. At mid-century...was the primary focus of public relations. Practitioners prepared...Through much of the 1960s, public ...
Spinning out of control: Ian Hargreaves traces the origins, and deplores the impact, of the unholy alliance between public relations and politics, business and journalism.(Column)
; ...concerned at the declining public use of newspapers and...history of journalism and public relations sheds a good deal of...first recognisable public relations agency was born in Boston in 1900, when public relations started to emerge as...with fire. His first public ...
Image Makers: Advertising, Public Relations, and the Ethos of Advocacy
; ...the growth of public relations and advertising...traditional public relations and advertising...base in early public relations and advertising...describes the public relations activities...just before World War II to counter...WWI gave to public ...
The Voice of Business: Hill & Knowlton and Postwar Public Relations
; ...Hill & Knowlton and Postwar Public Relations. By Karen S. Miller Chapel Hill...the Kuwaiti government hired the public relations firm Hill & Knowlton to build...and ultimately highly successful public relations campaign that included advertising...U.S. policy in the Middle ...