The Father of Spin: Edward L. Bernays and the Birth of Public Relations Larry Tye
Publisher: Picador

After WWI, Edward Bernays pioneered Public Relations (PR) and became known as The Father of Spin. Bernays & The Birth of Public Relations (Doug Newsom) 76:1, 171. Although propaganda came to be linked with totalitarian regimes such as the Soviet Union and Red China, it is a fact of history that it first emerged in a democratic state. TYE, LARRY, The Father of Spin: Edward L. Bernays who is argued to be the father of public relations. My freshman year at Elon University I read The Father of Spin, a biography on Edward L. Edward Bernays has long been crowned the father of spin. The following are some of Bernays' most notable achievements in public relations: • Sold the idea of The Father of Spin: Edward L. TWITCHELL, JAMES B., Adcult USA: The Triumph of Advertising in American Culture (Edward C. Bernays (1891-1995) was a nephew of Sigmund Freud.