Sentences with phrase «hold public figures»

This shift makes sense when you consider that one of the main goals of journalism is to hold public figures to account.

Not exact matches

«So when Trump says he wants to «open up» libel law, he really means (if he has the slightest knowledge of the law) that he wants to open up — to change — the First Amendment, which, beginning in 1964, has been held to require in cases brought by public figures, proof that what was said was false, and that the newspaper knew or suspected that it was false.

There is no figure in public life, with the possible exception of her husband, who has so strong a hold on liberal hearts and minds.

Although it's not illegal to have an offshore holding company or assets that are held in foreign accounts, most countries require politicians and other public figures to declare their holdings.

I don't know if he can be trusted or not, but I do know that I'm not so thrilled about having an investment where the most public figure is telling people to not buy the coin I am holding....

The Court later expanded this holding to include public «figures,» like film celebrities rather than limiting the holding merely to government officials.

He went on to say he felt Tim Farron had been singled out, explaining: «It is fair to say that we don't see public figures who hold to other faiths, generally, being subjected to the same kind of scrutiny that Farron has been subjected to.

In interviews, Cruise has said that those who knew Barry Seal in real life loved him in spite of his flaws, and this seems to hold true for a lot of public figures who overcome scrutiny through outward affability.

I think it is worthwhile to celebrate those (especially) public figures which one believes exemplify virtues that one holds as important.

I figured the eagles would have brought something up in the public forum that was held to ask the cows and pigs how they felt about being butchered.

As the end nears, the NFL has turned into the NFL — the National Arithmetic League — and the American public is holding its breath as Commissioner Pete Einstein hunkers over his calculators, trying to figure out whether Tampa Bay's first victory in history last Sunday will qualify the Buccaneers for a wildcard spot when the playoffs begin on Christmas Eve.

It makes sense that a newspaper guy like Capehart would make this observation, since while part of the joy of the blogosphere and Twitter is that they make us all potential journalists, it's the job of trained and experienced reporters to hold politicians and other public figures responsible for their words and actions (how depressingly rarely they do it in practice is a story for another day, and for many a Daily Show segment).

According to our calculations, which draw on data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other public sources, central governments hold significantly more commercial assets than private equity firms, hedge funds, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, or the super-rich (see figure 1 below).

I still believe, as I put it in chapter two, that «software», not «hardware» — the long, slow waves of cultural change, not the more obvious technological and economic changes that figure so prominently in public debate and academic social science — hold the key to the British predicament; that our ills form an interdependent system or, in medical language, a «syndrome»; and that they reflect the bewilderment and disorientation of a people who have forgotten the history that shaped them, and who therefore no longer know who they are.

Leveson wants to know if Murdoch thinks there's «a distinction between those who hold themselves out as having a public figure like politicians or like newspaper proprietors and those who don't come into that category, like people's who've achieved fame, made money, because they are very good at what they do.»

Prior to the vote, the Council also had to hold a public hearing on the move, which Republican Councilman Kenny Tompkins figured would draw displeasure from taxpayers.

Leading figures from the left and centre left gather for progressive alliance discussion Cable, Lewis and Lucas to speak at public meeting about «alliance - building» on the left Leading figures on the centre left and left of British Politics will hold a public meeting today (Tuesday...

As a public figure who is charged with decision - making on behalf of our children, we demand that Carl Paladino be held to the same standard as our BPS students, and be immediately removed from the Buffalo Board of Education,» stated the BPTO.

Leading figures on the centre left and left of British Politics will hold a public meeting today (Tuesday 5th July) to discuss «progressive alliances» in the wake of Brexit.

Public pressure will eventually force Gordon Brown to hold a referendum on the EU treaty, a veteran Labour figure said last night.

Conservative MPs have held back from criticising their leader in public, but senior figures such as communities secretary Sajid Javid may well have been hoping that May would take a tougher stance.

Sanders could enjoy some of the same benefits he held in New Hampshire, where his experience as a public figure in a bordering state helped lead him to a victory.

Though the film fails to answer these questions, it very squarely implicates Cruise as the public figure with the most potential power to hold the church accountable for its abuses.

These two public figures couldn't have been much different from each other, but the script (Joey and Hanala Sagal, and Cary Elwes) finds a way to have these two icons hold a conversation... bonding over their mutual hatred of The Beatles.

Sony and Sega should get their act together and figure out a way to make this game, which plays beautifully on Vita, more easily available to the wallet - holding public.

Nor do appeals to competition and equal opportunity hold much sway over the American public (see Figure 8).

Brainstorm on notable figures throughout our community, our government and in pop - culture who are held to high standards by the public but make mistakes nonetheless.

Detective Alex Cross and Bree's wedding plans are put on hold when Alex is called to the scene of the perfectly executed assassination of two of Washington D.C.'s most hated public figures: a corrupt congressman and an underhanded lobbyist.

But once it makes its appearance as a publicly held company — even though the shares distributed to the public constitute only a small part of the total — the net worth figure seems to lose virtually all its significance.

Despite being a very public and influential figure, he is not required to report his holdings to the SEC because he is a resident of the North Pole.

You know, I just can't figure out why the airline industry is held in such low regard by the general public.

The Jakarta Post The government awarded four public figures National Hero status for their past contributions to the country at a ceremony held at the State Palace on Friday.

Using a credit card for foreign public transport is sooooo much easier than holding up a line of annoyed locals behind you as you fumble around with whatever unfamiliar foreign currency you're dealing with and trying to figure out exactly how much is needed while trying to remember how to say «sorry» in Romanian... etc. (not that I would know what that's like of course).

Each work illustrates a poignant subject or event that holds significance for the artist, from portraits of incarcerated family members and friends lost in acts of violence to fantastical scenarios incorporating historical figures, role models, and public icons.

Open to the public, we regularly mount exhibitions of work by major figures in northwest art, drawn from our rich and extensive holdings of art works.

Celebrity public figures who do not necessarily hold a position in public office, such as movie stars or professional athletes, must also usually prove the «actual malice» element in their defamation cases.

M1 specifically computes figures based on «the total quantity of currency in circulation (notes and coins) plus demand deposits denominated in the national currency, held by nonbank financial institutions, state and local governments, nonfinancial public enterprises, and the private sector of the economy.»

Unlike Bitcoin, whose founder's identity remains unknown, Litecoin has been created by a known figure — former Google employee Charlie Lee — who holds a public identity and interacts with Litecoin investors directly and spontaneously on Twitter and Reddit.

This intransigently held, fixed and false belief (i.e., a delusion) is created by the collapse of the organized cognitive structures of the narcissistic / borderline personality into delusional beliefs, as specifically described by Millon (2011), in response to the psychological stresses triggered by the «unrelieved adversity and failure» surrounding the divorce experience (i.e., the public rejection and abandonment of the narcissistic / (borderline) parent by the attachment figure of the other spouse).