NEWS MEDIA RELATIONS - A KEY INGREDIENT IN DEVELOPING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• NCJ Number: 40816
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 44 Issue: 4 Dated: (APRIL 1977) Pages: 18-19
• Author(s): W E SPEIR
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 2 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

RELATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE SEEN AS A DIRECT PRODUCT OF POLICE ACTIVITIES IN THE JURISDICTION AND OF PERCEPTIONS AND OPINIONS FORMED BY PUBLIC CONTACT WITH THE MASS MEDIA.

Abstract

THUS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION FUNCTION IS OF CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE IN MAINTAINING ACCURATE AND ADVANTAGEOUS NEWS MEDIA RELATIONS. THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE MEDIA RELATIONS PROGRAM OPERATED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND ITS APPLICABILITY TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS....MSP