Abstract

Editorial content is the most visible part of public relations for their effectiveness and credibility. Public relations practitioners have asserted the superiority of news editorial over advertising. This belief is based on the credibility of the third party endorsement.

Luxury hotels segment is one of Egypt's most productive sectors that is supported by a number of dynamic public relations professionals. These practitioners play an integral part in the field to actively influence publics' perception, media and community in order to enhance hospitality business.

A purposive sample of public relations managers and key decision makers within the luxury hotels sector was considered in this thesis to offer insight whether editorial content outperforms advertising in their business. Intensive interviews and survey are used in this research.

Based on this study, the stronger effect of editorial content draws the attention for its worth of credibility will affect the public relations practice in the field of luxury hotels business in Egypt. The study is limited to luxury hotels sector. Editorial content is a significant part in public relations; its purpose is to build an image, to leverage the brand and to solve crisis. Therefore, further experimental studies are required to re-examine this claim. In addition, extended research should be conducted to explore other sectors.

Department

Journalism & Mass Communication Department

Degree Name

MA in Journalism & Mass Communication

Date of Award

2-1-2007

Online Submission Date

12-13-2006

First Advisor

Naila Hamdy

Committee Member 1

Kevin Keenan

Committee Member 2

Maged Abaza

Document Type

Thesis

Extent

122 leaves

Library of Congress Subject Heading 1

Advertising

Library of Congress Subject Heading 2

Hotels

Rights

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Call Number

Thesis 2006/106

Location

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