Sigmund Freud

Edward Bernays Publishes "Crystallizing Public Opinion" Launching Modern PR Industry

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Edward Bernays, nephew of Sigmund Freud and veteran propagandist for the Committee on Public Information during World War I, publishes “Crystallizing Public Opinion,” the first book to codify techniques for manipulating mass psychology in service of corporate and political interests. …

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