Useful web sites for Public Relations
Associations
Advertising Standards Authority
European Association of Public Relations Students
Institute of Public Relations (UK)
International Association of Business Communicators
International Institute of Communications
International Public Relations Association
Public Relations Society of America
Gateways
About.com - Public Relations A resource guide for public relations resources on the Internet, links are well-annotated, and divided into categories, such as articles, case studies, research, marketing, jobs, media directories, investor relations, and Internet. The site is somewhat US biased, but there are still many good resources.
BUBL Information Service Catalogue of selected internet resources covering all academic subject areas such as advertising and journalism. Try searching in the:subject menu, A-Z menu or the Dewey menu 659.
Intute: Social Sciences Previously known as SOSIG. Contains useful links to National and International resources in the social sciences. Also hosts online tutorials to get you started on the web, try the Internet for Business Studies.
Online Public Relations Online Public Relations is dedicated to helping you deliver better, faster and less-expensive online PR.
General
Biz/ed Biz/ed is a unique business and economics service for students, teachers and lecturers.
British Library Newspaper Library British Library Newspaper Library, the national archive collections in the United Kingdom of British and overseas newspapers. They are the only large, integrated national newspaper service in the world, combining facilities for the collection, preservation, and use of newspapers all on one site.
Marketing UK Attempts to cover the key areas of marketing activity. Links are provided to reference resources available on the web including; books, magazines, websites, contact and customer databases, database lists, PR, marketing definitions and strategy. A PowerPoint based training package is available to download for local use. The site also includes a discussion forum for marketing professionals and a free marketing jobs section. Registered users of the site can receive regular updates and a newsletter.
MORI (Market & Opinion Research International) Research at the heart of business and public life.
NUA Surveys A resource for internet trends and statistics.
Open University Free resource material from the Open University openlearn website
PR Museum A site that includes biographies of famous PR personnel and an opportunity to learn about how ideas are developed.
PR Watch Investigative reporting on the public relations industry, helping to recognize manipulative and misleading PR practices.
PR Web Free online press release distribution.
Press Release Writing Advice on ensuring newsworthiness and sticking to the facts.
Tarsus Internet solutions for business problems. A highly successful provider of business media such as exhibitions, publishing, conferences, and Internet sites
Test Research Founded in 1995 Test Research Partners are specialists in advertising, PR and other communications research.
For an eLearning tutorial that teaches critical evaluation of information found on the Internet then try the Internet Detective website. The website also includes sections on copyright matters, plagiarism and citation/referencing.
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