Media related to public relations
- International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
- Seitel, Fraser. The Practice of Public Relations. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: 10 ed. 2006 ISBN-10: 0132304511
Public relations in fiction and on TV
- The Century of Self (2007) is a British 4 part documentary series examining the rise of the all-consuming self against the backdrop of the Freud dynasty.
- Absolutely Fabulous (1992 - 2004) is a British sitcom written by and starring Jennifer Saunders with Joanna Lumley.
- Absolute Power (2000 - ) is a British comedy series, set in the offices of Prentiss McCabe, a fictional public relations company in London.
- Wag the Dog (1997), an American movie AbOUT a PR-consultant (Robert De Niro) that teams up with a movie-producer (Dustin Hoffman) to cover up a presidential [...] scandal by creating a Fictional war to divert the media.
- Thank You for Smoking (1994), an American satirical novel by Christopher Buckley, about a shyster PR-Consultant/tobacco-lobbyist (Nick Naylor) during the 1990s. It was later adapted into a movie of the same title in 2006.
- Public Relations Ladies(1987-89)[see "New People Weekly" vol.404, Sun, 05 Nov, 2006 1, a Chinese national award winning television series written by Kuang Jianren, which introduced the concept and knowledges of public relations to the Chinese people. Reflecting the economic reform and social changes in the 1980s, "Public Relations Ladies" is one of the most popular TV series in China. Its writer Kuang Jianren now lives in the U.S. and produced "Snow Bracelet" (2004-05), a film based on the life of Naxi ethnic minorities in Yunan, China.
- Slick (2004) A novel by Daniel Price which tells the tale of a public relations expert attempt at solving a PR nightmare which continually spirals from bad to worse as he begins to doubt his chosen profession.
- Everyone Worth Knowing (2005), a novel by The Devil Wears Prada author Lauren Weisberger, is a novel about a twenty-something woman who gets a job in public relations and is introduced to the New York City night life.
[...] And The City: Samantha Jones, portrayed by Kim Cattral, is a [...] hungry PR agent, owning her own PR firm.