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Strategic Management of Media Relations: Communications Centralization and Spin in the Government of Canada

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This article exposes the strategic planning of government personnel as they prepare to engage in media management and spin. It presents the findings of in-depth interviews with 17 Conservative-era insiders and more than 100 internal planning instruments obtained during the nascent period of Liberal governance under Justin Trudeau. Inward-facing media enquiry processing forms, media relations strategies, communications calendars, and rollout plans are discussed. Examples of a Message Event Proposal and a social media rollout template are presented. The author concludes that under Trudeau the Prime Minister's Office divested but understandably did not abandon central message control over ministers and departments.

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  • Alex Marland, 2017. "Strategic Management of Media Relations: Communications Centralization and Spin in the Government of Canada," Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press, vol. 43(1), pages 36-49, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpp:issued:v:43:y:2017:i:1:p:36-49
    DOI: 10.3138/cpp.2016-037
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