Very similar, but still different…
PR is about BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
Propaganda is about:
- influencing
- manipulating
- one sided
- half truth
- Misleading
- brainwashing
- diffusion
- lying
- propagandist
PR is about REPUTATION
Persuasion is about:
- Influencing
- believe
- sell
- alluring
- tempting
- brainwashing
PR is about IMAGE MANAGEMENT
Spin is about:
- brainwash
- persuade
- Crafty
- Deceit
- interpretation of information
- sway public opinion
- spin doctor
Tillthewordsdryout 
hmmm…never thought of it that way I just saw PR as all of the above put in one box. To be honest I was not aware of the other three. It has helped me understand all the other posts better. Cheers 🙂
Yes It’s very easy to get confused with what it all means. with PR now, everyone just thinks its all one in the same thing- just negative. However i feel like PR does have some positive elements to it! 🙂