East Tennessee State University and Mountain States Health Alliance seek state permission to open a nonprofit methadone clinic in Gray, Tennessee. A group, called Citizens to Maintain Gray, organize a meeting in response to questions and concerns about the plan. Joanna, a PR staffer at ETSU, is eager to cooperate with the group to gain valuable community-based input. This effort is an example of which model of public relations?

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Joanna's eagerness to cooperate with the Citizens to Maintain Gray for community-based input exemplifies the two-way symmetrical model of public relations. This model focuses on mutual understanding and dialogue between an organization and its publics, rather than just persuading the public or merely disseminating information.

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