Media relations is the public relations function that manages an organization’s working relationships with journalists and news outlets. It aims to earn accurate and favorable coverage, establish the organization’s voice in the media and limit the spread of damaging information.
- Entry typeKey concept
- Category of its source unitAnalytical Frameworks, Typologies & Heuristics
- DomainMedia, Publics & Society
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Entry type
Key concept
Key concepts are the working vocabulary of the field: the terms that the models and tools rely on and that a decision about communication has to use precisely. Each entry defines the term and sends you to the brief or the self-guided audit where it is put to work.
Editorial orientation · Category
Analytical Frameworks, Typologies & Heuristics
Organizes dimensions, distinctions, types or questions so that a situation can be examined systematically. A framework supplies structure, a typology distinguishes forms, and a heuristic offers a usable way to orient judgment.