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990704** Bob Burton - Public Relations: An Australian Perspective

"The 20th century has been characterised by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy." So wrote Australian academic, the late, Alex Carey. Today propaganda is often cleverly disguised as the more 'user friendly' Public Relations. Bob Burton answers some questions about the growth of the PR industry in Australia and the ways PR is deployed by major corporations and government departments alike.

Bob Burton is a Canberra based journalist, author and critic of the PR industry. Bob has worked with many grass roots groups including the Wilderness Society and the Australian Conservation Foundation. In 1999 he co-write, with New Zealand author Nicky Hager, Secrets and Lies: The Anatomy of an Anti-Environmental PR Campaign. Bob Burton is a regular contributor to PR Watch magazine and is the editor of Mining Monitor, a journal that keeps a watching brief on the exploitation of our natural environment by multinational mining corporations. In 2000 Bob was named Wild magazine's "Environmentalist of the Year". He was interviewed by Shane Elson at his home in Canberra in June 1999.

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