Introduction Public relations as an industry involve communication, affiliation, strategy, messages and overlaps with the advertising field (Bergstrom, 2017). It is an art, a science and a business. PR is viewed as a management function where the specialist serves as a middleman between an organization and its constituents. PR functions involve gathering facts by systematically investigating all stakeholders through information got from them, advising the management regarding public attitudes and responses, formulating policies and programs that sufficiently address their needs, and thoroughly evaluating the efficiency of all PR programs (Bergstrom, 2017). Further, public relations practitioners perform the role of representation, negotiating, and peacemaking on behalf of their organizations, intelligence gathering, and environmental scanning in the set up where their organizations operate (Pėtersone, 2013). As a tool, PR can be exploited to change opinions, to affect patterns of behavior, and to market goods and services to consumers, etc. This study aims to research the history of the public relations industry and to examine the effects of government regulations, the internet, and the international community on the industry. Further, the study looks at the job of a press secretary as a profession within the PR industry. The paper is divided into four sections. The first part gives a brief preamble of the topic under study and a concise outline of what is presented within. The second section delves into the history of PR and the influence of the government, the internet, and globalization on it. In the third section, a thorough analysis of a press secretary career is made while conclusions are drawn in the last part. The PR Industry Public relations was conceived the moment the first structured society saw the need to communicate with people and has been around from the beginning of civilization (Rittenhofer & Valentini, 2015). The development of modern public relations as an industry and management function occurred alongside the growth of the advertising industry. The contemporary practice originated in the U.S. The more the societies became further sophisticated and multifaceted, the more complicated the interplay of relationships became. The provision of information to elicit the desired change has been in evidence for many years and was further promoted by developments in print and mass media, which provided additional communication channels and routes to target audiences (Pėtersone, 2013). Currently, the industry comprises companies that design and enact PR campaigns; provide lobbying and political consulting services. Renowned companies include Interpublic, WPP, Omnicom, and independent firms such as Edelman (US) and Brunswick (UK) (Stateman, 2014). The global PR industry generates over $14 billion in yearly revenue. Comparatively, the U.S. PR industry with about 8300 units generates about $11 billion (Stateman, 2014). The Government The duration of political, social, and economic distress precipitated faster developments in PR practice and global adoption of its techniques (High, 2017). The dynamics in a political environment pressed governments to privatize publicly owned utilities and industries, encouraged entrepreneurship, and led to a decline in manufacturing, but a proliferation of the service industry (High, 2017). Concomitantly, there was a greater need for inter-business public relations to explain emerging events and give