Nigeria
Review Article
A Critical Assessment of the Regulation of the Practice of Public Relations
in Nigeria
Author(s): I. W. Udomisor and B. O. OsademeI. W. Udomisor and B. O. Osademe
Public Relations activities cut-across public and private establishments. This has brought about an increase in the demand for practitioners in this profession. Because of this, people from allied disciplines such as International Relations, Labour Relations, Marketing, Advertising and Journalism have usurped the duties of Public Relations practitioners not even when they have neither been trained nor registered with the statutory body; the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). This work therefore, critically assesses the regulation of the practice of Public Relations in Nigeria by Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and further recommended ways of improving the regulation of the practice. Data for this study were obtained through primary sources (questionnaire and interview with officials of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations, Scholars and Practitioners) whi.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-7912.1000144
Journal of Mass Communication & Journalism received 205 citations as per Google Scholar report