Sentences with phrase «about influencing public»

Please carefully re-read Schnieder's «double ethical bind» comment and note that he is talking about influencing public opinion (being «effective») via scary stories, exaggerations, and downplaying uncertainty.

If you're serious about influencing public opinion in Australia, I wouldn't lean too heavily on Andrew Bolt.

Their belief in the justice of their cause was absolute and they could take this position because while they worried about influencing public opinion, they could afford to make powerful enemies in industry and government for their activism was unconnected to their professional lives.

Steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie set up a national teachers» retirement fund and, in turn, set about influencing public school curriculum.

Yet if students are serious about influencing public opinion and advocating for education reforms, we believe they should hone their opinion - writing skills as well.

Not exact matches

The court wrote in Boyce that «the appearance of unlawful command influence» exists «where an objective, disinterested observer, fully informed of all the facts and circumstances, would harbor a significant double about the fairness of the proceeding» — a calculus evident in Nance's own public comments on Oct. 23.

Hawley's inquiry comes amid withering public and political backlash against Facebook for its role in allowing Cambridge Analytica to access information about its users and to possibly influence the 2016 presidential election campaign.

Fox first announced its 10.75 pound per share offer in December 2016 but the deal has been held up concerns about the influence Murdoch could wield over public opinion through owning all of the broadcaster as well a clutch of UK newspapers.

The deal has been held up by concerns about the influence Murdoch could wield over public opinion through owning all of the broadcaster as...

The deal has been held up by concerns about the influence Murdoch could wield over public opinion through owning all of the broadcaster as well as...

The deal has been held up by concerns about the influence Murdoch could wield over public opinion through owning all of the broadcaster as well as British newspapers including The Times and The Sun.

Sopko wrote that historically, the number of districts controlled or influenced by the government has been falling since his office began reporting on it, while the number controlled or influenced by the insurgents has been rising — «a fact that should cause even more concern about its disappearance from public disclosure and discussion.»

While Mr. Carnegie is probably better known for his other books about public speaking and gaining influence, Mr. Buffett has learned to adopt several of Mr. Carnegie's tips for living a worry - free life.

For example, tobacco companies exerted hefty influence over American politics for years, but — as information about the toxic effects of smoking became public — major reforms took place and smoking in America has continually decreased.

-- Eric Ward Interviewed by Ogilvy Public Relations — 360 Digital Influence November 2011 — Interview with Brian Camen about Social Media Linking and Promotion

Extensive public comments by President Trump's attorney have compounded questions about whether the payment was made to influence the election.

Heimans and Timms spoke with MarketWatch by telephone recently about new power and its influence on government, corporate governance, social activism and public opinion.

As to the FAQ released specifically for investors and workers, Joshua Waldbeser, of counsel with Drinker Biddle & Reath, opines that DOL's intentions «appear to be not just limited to educating investors about the fiduciary rule generally, but also to address some very specific misunderstandings, and to influence public perceptions» about the rule.

According to its July 2016 publication The Data Revolution: The Big Deal About Big Data, GSAM observes that «investors have access to an enormous amount of information on every public company — information that can potentially influence stock prices and other investment opportunities».

The Fox - Sky deal has been held up by concerns about the influence Murdoch could wield over public opinion through owning all of the broadcaster as well as British newspapers including The Times and The Sun.

Just for the fact that everything is so Hush Hush about these cultists, public apologies, and the huge effort spent trying to make them seem normal tell me there is a lot of influence here and it does scare me.

Christianity Today online editor Sarah Pulliam Bailey spoke with Rubio about his diverse faith background, how his faith influences his policy positions, and why Christians should be involved in the public square.

Just under a third of Americans (30 %) and about a quarter of practicing Protestants (24 %) believe the Bible has just the right amount of influence in public society.

If Santa Clausism became the dominant «religion» of the country, tried to influence the government, inst / itute laws and public policies and demand that it be taught in public education - start every school day with a reading from «Twas the Night Before Christmas» and have «Ho Ho Ho» on your money - I'm just betting that you would have something to say about it on an internet forum and elsewhere!

On every question about economic or political decisions, from general influence on public policy to specific influence on the minimum wage, between 75 percent and 85 percent of African - Americans said that religion should be involved.

Emphatic that «faith is personal and honorable and uncorrupted by political influence,» Mondale is less clear about how religious and moral meaning should enter into the public forum.

In 1936 the country went crazy about How to Win Friends and Influence People, by Dale Carnegie, a public speaking instructor.

Luther's attacks on the Pope continued, but besides the public controversy, he also worked to make his teaching known to «common people» and set about translating the New Testament into German, which was a brilliant piece of work and one which had a deep influence on the German language.

Sorry but you guys don't have a clue on about how to influence public opinion.

The mass media have a powerful impact on public perceptions of health issues.1 Headline health scares have a measurable effect on behaviour, and routine coverage influences people's assessments of personal risk, utilisation of health services, and views on public policy.2 - 7 The media not only provide information but also help to create or reinforce ideas about what is common sense or normal.

When we can push aside the stress, concerns about public perceptions, and influences of modern culture and connect with our true intuition we can usually make good choices and decisions for ourselves and our families.

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

It was about power - how he wields the influence of his newspapers, how politicians jump to his command, and how he uses that power over them to control public policy issues himself.

We should be here because we care about what happens to New York and what happens to New Yorkers, and we should be prepared to work together as public servants to do that, despite the outsized influence of money, which, because our Republicans continue to stop any notion of campaign finance reform, we continue to deal with.»

Perhaps best known for advocating that the nation guard against the potential influence of the military — industrial complex, a term he is credited with coining, the speech also expressed concerns about planning for the future and the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending, the prospect of the domination of science through Federal funding and, conversely, the domination of science - based public policy by what he called a «scientific - technological elite».

The charge against him read in part, «That you, Robert Obuoha, on or about the 12th day of February, 2016 in Port Harcourt at the Port Harcourt Judicial Division did corruptly give N150, 000 only to Mr. Ishaq Salihu, a public officer and Zonal Head of Operations, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, South - South Zone, for the purpose of recharge cards and with a view to influencing his decision in a case wherein you are being investigated and thereby committed an offence, official corruption, contrary to Section 13 (1)(a) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2003 and punishable under section 13 (1) of the same Act.»

Look at Orson Welles — when [War of the Worlds was broadcast on the radio], people were jumping out of their windows, so people should not feel so bad about buying into the lies that were told about a hard - working public servant and having it influence their vote.

But most Conservatives, while grumbling about the excessive influence of their junior partners, would be secretly relieved if a cosmetic pause comes closer to a full stop on reforms which the public finds incomprehensible.

So the first guy to NOT take public financing of his presidential campaign is now worried about the corrupting influence of money and special interests on politics.

«This kind of money coming down from a source like this tells me that they want to influence an election where they really don't care about the public policy of the election, they just care about Rob Astorino winning.

Under growing pressure from lawmakers and the public to reveal more about the spread of covert Russian propaganda on Facebook, the company said it's turning over more than 3,000 Russia - linked ads to congressional committees investigating the Kremlin's influence operation during the 2016 presidential campaign.

With the possible exception of public - finance advocates, most people aren't much concerned about politicians accepting campaign contributions from individuals or businesses with whom or over whom they might have influence.

President John Dramani Mahama came under intense public scrutiny for accepting the car gift worth about US$ 100,000 from a Burkinabe contractor, allegedly to influence him.

The state's top ethics agency is seeking to require consultants and public relations professionals who are paid to influence the passage of legislation to disclose information about how much they're being paid and what bills they're attempting to pass or defeat.

He favors full public financing of state campaigns, adding, «The legislators should be banned from taking outside income,» a harsh remedy for the legal corruption that dominates Albany politics, but one that has become increasingly plausible as more has been revealed about the influence - peddling legislative leaders are able to do, to their personal enrichment.

Iran deal opposition: Next time some anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist tries telling you about the nefarious influence the American Israel Public Affairs Committee — better known as AIPAC — supposedly wields in Washington, remind them of its pitiful failure to stop the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran.

«After nearly three decades of experience with the city's matching public funds, this bill starts an important discussion about how to reduce the influence of money in elections,» the statement read.

In the long term, the results of the survey are expected to influence ongoing global conversations about the roles and responsibilities of scientists and engineers in society, help clarify public expectations of scientists and engineers, lead to the development of materials for the education of scientists and engineers, and provide empirical data for consideration when developing specific recommendations on the nature and scope of the social responsibilities of scientists and engineers.

Ethics experts, scientists, advocacy organizations, and the public often worry about the influence of the profit motive on research.

A key goal of the study was to understand how creationist interest groups, science interest groups, public opinion about evolution and political climate influence the political - reform process related to how evolution is taught in schools.