The Permanent Campaign
by Sidney Blumenthal
How and when public relations came to be part of day-to-day politics.
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“Blumenthal really appreciates the way power is shifting, especially in the television age, from the old machine bosses and the political experts, to the media consultants, pollsters and spin doctors, although that particular term still wasn’t used.” Read more...
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