内容简介
PulitzerPrizenominatedjournalistWendyMelilloauthorsthefirstbooktoexplorethehistoryoftheAdCouncilandthecampaignsthatbroughtpublicserviceannouncementstothenationthroughthemassmedia."HowMcGruffandtheCryingIndianChangedAmerica:AHistoryofIconicAdCouncilCampaigns"detailshowpublicserviceadvertisingcampaignsbecamepartofournationalconversationandchangedusasasociety.TheAdCouncilbeganduringWorldWarIIasapropagandaarmofPresidentRoosevelt'sadministrationtopreserveitsbusinessinterests.Happilyfortheadindustry,itwasadoubleplay:thegovernmentgottop-notchwork;theindustrygotaninsiderrelationshipthatprovedusefulwhenwardingoffregulation.FromRosietheRivetertoSmokeyBeartoMcGrufftheCrimeDog,"HowMcGruffandtheCryingIndianChangedAmerica"explorestheissuesandcampaignsthathavebeenparamounttothenation'scollectivememoryandlooksatchallengesfacingpublicservicecampaignsinthecurrentmediaenvironment.
作者简介
WendyMelilloisanassistantprofessorintheSchoolofCommunicationatAmericanUniversity.AsastaffwriterforTheWashingtonPostsheearnedaPulitzerPrizenomination,aPenney-MissouriNewspaperAward,andaWhiteHouseCorrespondents'Associationaward.Fornearlyadecade,MelillowastheWashington,DC,bureauchiefandseniorwriterforAdweek,whereshecoveredproductandpoliticaladvertising,marketing,PR,andregulation.,,