After dibble-dabbling around the internet for an article to inspire me to write this post, I came across a website that tickled my fancy for historical knowledge. The Museum of Public Relations (www.prmuseum.com). The museum was founded in 1997 and is "a place to go to learn about how ideas are developed for industry, education, and government, and how they have been applied to successful public relations programs since the PR industry was born".
Five men are highlighted as "Early Pioneers": Edward L. Bernays, Moss Kendrix, Chester Burger, Carl R. Byoir, and Author W. Page. The website goes into depth on each of these men mentioning facts such as Bernays being referred to as "the father of public relations" and Kendrix being the first African-American to represent companies such as Coca-Cola and Carnation. If you play around with the site you can go view interviews of the men, how they celebrated their 81st birthday, and their theories and imprint they made on Public Relations.
It's a nifty little site especially if you are new to the Public Relations world. It is always interesting to go back to the roots and understand why things are done certain ways. The basis of the post is, check it out. It has a lot of useful information. Hopefully one day, the sixth person will be a lady named Katie Farmer.
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