"... the idea that propaganda could be wielded in peacetime..." That is to say, what is now known as "PR" came from the military, who had trained people how to

"... the idea that propaganda could be wielded in peacetime..." That is to say, what is now known as "PR" came from the military, who had trained people how to do this kind of work, e.g., in the role of "press agent". It may have existed before the First World War^a but its popular use by the private sector may have happened only after more men had been trained in "PR" and had performed this work for the military. [a] https://www.coursehero.com/tutors-problems/Accounting/9702032-7-The-first-corporate-public-relations-press-agent-department/ https://www.coursehero.com/tutors-problems/Accounting/970203...