From Gentle Wit to Venomous Bites Benjamin Franklin’s “Industry” of Marketing Ideas /

This paper repositions Benjamin Franklin not merely as a satirist or statesman, but as a pioneering media strategist who shaped public discourse—for the common good—through calculated textual placement and carefully crafted authenticity proxies. It argues that Franklin’s gentle humor and biting poli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Balogh Beatrix
Format: Book part
Published: VERBUM – vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku Ruzomberok 2025
Series:Crossing borders between countries, scholars, and genres: Commemorating the late Kathleen E. Dubs
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mtmt:36307755
Online Access:https://publikacio.ppke.hu/2752