Here is what you should know about Political PR.
Although we have experience in the field of political public relations, it has only been in the last few years that this vertical has received the attention it merits and been promoted to the core group. But even though this seems to be a newer phenomena in India, it has been generating headlines throughout the globe. Even while it is a thrilling moment to work in political public relations in India, never before have so many regular people actively participated in the discussion and aired their opinions rather than becoming detached onlookers.
Political media: Both journalists and media organizations have biases. News reporting need to be objective and free of bias. However, the times we live in are extremely divisive and driven by eyeballs, clickbait, and clicks. Today's journalists and news anchors are also celebrities. They developed far more strong opinions throughout the previous decade as India underwent this shift, were quite clear about their political stances, and chose a side. This has made prejudice stronger. Most media outlets now favor picking a side. Either they support the administration, or the opposition is where they place their allegiance. Most people make an effort to have a more impartial viewpoint, though, thanks to a few initiatives that bring together partisans on both sides.
All of the panelists concurred that, even if a media outlet/journalist/program attempts to be neutral, they would still be labelled in one direction or another. Nowadays, a media outlet's top superstars determine its general tone.
There is unquestionably a trust gap among viewers when it comes to political communication and the media. For the media, it is a difficult time. They are now making the decision to look for media sources that support their worldviews. Confirmation bias is what is referred to as this. This might further polarize the country and divert the discourse from what is necessary. When it delivers contradictory information, it is dismissed as fake news. Social media, which is a hard battleground where trolling has been elevated to an art form, has contributed to the democratization of the sector. The 24 hour news cycle is currently being driven by social media, which may or may not be accurate.
Opposing parties now have a motive to attack media organizations thanks to this, a transparent demonstration of political prejudice, and a decline in tolerance.
Political PR: Political party PR is different from government organization PR. The former has a mostly reactive strategy with a defensive tone mixed with a very small amount of proactive PR, whereas the former is proactive and aggressive. Political PR aims to take advantage of the news cycle for the benefit of a client. Pre-event planning takes a lot of work in political public relations, including briefing the candidate, doing background checks, and preparing for questions. It is difficult to change a candidate's position once they have publicly stated their position on a given subject.
The best practices and the relative merits of the vertical are constantly up for discussion. However, all of the panelists concur that it totally depends on the character of the person and the business that person represents.
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