Sentences with phrase «including media members»

Along with fellow Commissioner Michael Scott, a host of elected officials and invited guests, the tandem took aim at critics, including some media members who have characterized the proposed park as being Mayor Richard Daley's multi-million dollar playground, and have claimed the Northerly Island project is being pushed forward at the expense of several neighborhood parks that have fallen into disrepair.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.
While Miscavige and his organization have held up the media complex as a valuable tool for spreading the message of Scientology and recruiting new members to join, the new facilities have received criticism from opponents of the religion — including some former members — who claim the complex is nothing more than a propaganda machine and a ploy to attract donations.
Aldrin, a fairly prolific presence on social media, recently posted a few tweets looking back at the mission, including photos of the forms that he, Armstrong and fellow crew member Michael Collins filled out when they arrived in Honolulu after splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
So, Buffer's marketing team members set about broadening the scope of their posts to include a variety of topics about social media.
Another wrinkle in this year's meeting comes from the recent revelations that board member Peter Thiel has been privately funding lawsuits against Gawker Media, including the recent Hulk Hogan suit that resulted in a $ 140 million judgment against the news website that sent Gawker into bankruptcy.
Members of the Trump campaign unwittingly aided the Russians for some of their pre-election events, including by providing signs, after the defendants posed as Americans and contacted the campaign through bogus social - media accounts, according to the indictment.
Wrixen is also an active investor in SaaS businesses, sits on the board of numerous exciting SaaS start - ups, including MageMail and MRR Media and is and a member of the Forbes Finance Council.
So when the media you earn includes links to the media you own — like relevant, high - quality blog posts or even valuable gated content — you're able to pull those new audience members to your site and into your funnel.
Other members of Netflix's board include Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith, executive chairman of Zillow Group Richard Barton, and former co-chair of Disney Media Anne Sweeney.
Montgomery team members appear regularly in the media and press, including the ABC's Midday News and Statewide Drive radio program; Ross Greenwood's Money News program on 2 GB and Sky News Business Channel's Your Money Your Call, Switzer TV and TICKY with Ticky Fullerton.
TechHub members build enterprise and consumer technology product businesses within a wide variety of industries and verticals including fintech, adtech and media, security, retail, edtech, entertainment, health and medtech, sport and many more.
Founding members of the APB include executives from Dentsu Aegis Network, GroupM, Havas Media, Horizon Media, IPG Mediabrands, MDC Partners, Omnicom Media Group and Publicis Media.
EC members estimate that the new media - the web of technologies that includes telephones, laser discs, satellites, mobile phones, fax machines, and computers - will supply 12 percent of the EC's GNP and employ over 60 percent of its workers.
This included Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, the site of last Wednesday's massacre, where Gillison welcomed members, guests, and media, saying, «This is the day that the Lord has made, and we will rejoice and be glad in it.»
Common crisis communication strategies include: using a call - down procedure (e.g., activate «prayer chain»), text messaging, text broadcasting, social media notifications, alternate call - in number (e.g., instruct members to call in to a «sister» church in another region who is willing to take messages), to name a few.
Members of the farmer - scientist group MASIPAG will be holding a wide range of activities from Luzon to Mindanao including mass actions, public forum, media conferences and organic food and products display, among others.
The Wine Opinions findings are based on responses from 457 members of its national trade panel (including distributors, retailers, restaurateurs, media) surveyed in late 2016 about sustainable practices, certifications and wine sustainability programs.
Its members include scientists, teachers, doctors, medical school professors, students, farmers, clergy, civil society advocates, and media practitioners.
Invited guests included trade, media and members of Australian Organic.
Entries for the awards are judged by a distinguished panel of judges, including prominent members of the glass container industry, media and academia, who have an eye for aesthetics, and a clear vision for the future of glass packaging.
Members of the media, please watch for updated announcements and information regarding the opening of Pechanga Bingo including Grand Opening dates, times, and special events.
In addition to being included in a single unified presence provided to a range of stakeholders — including governments, NGOs, media, and the general public, the benefits of being a member are many and varied.
Finger Lakes Wine Alliance offers its members a wide array of programs, including coordinating submissions to wine trade publications for reviews, presenting seminars on best practices in social media outreach and holding online events such as virtual wine tastings to build relationships with wine professionals located around the world.
But many big names, media members, and fans across the country (including me) didn't think Vegas could field a team like this in its first year of hockey life.
For decades Yankocentric Eastern seaboard media — like this magazine — have overhyped Yankees players to exhaustion, so much so that six of baseball's 30 All - Century team members were Yankees, including righthander Roger Clemens, who currently is New York's fourth starter and can't get a Bic lighter out.
The modern iteration of the veterans committee — which last year included four Hall of Famers, four current executives and eight historians or members of the news media — offers a guide to a more sensible election process.
But transfers can also include so many more complicating factors when you consider the influence of managers, wives, other family members, other players — and let us not forget the media.
Different polls on our social media accounts asking who you think will be the best of certain categories in four years, including: best player, best current non-NBAer, best member of this year's draft class, and others.
It did not, however, appear to include anyone posing as a member of the international media.
Professionally, I have more than 30 years of media company experience including roles as CEO, president, publisher, sales manager and executive board member.
Since President Obama announced that he was including Caitlin as a member of the U.S. delegation to the Closing Ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, the media's focus has seemed to be on the fact that, along with former tennis great and founder of the Women's Sports Foundation, Billie Jean King, Caitlin was somehow picked because she is openly gay, not because she won a bronze and silver medal in women's ice hockey at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics and is an outstanding young woman.
FOSI's members include: AOL, AT&T, Blue Coat, BT Retail, Cisco, Comcast, Computing Technology Industry Association, Crisp Thinking, France Telecom / Orange, Google, GSMA, Loopt, Microsoft, Mpower Media, MySpace, Ning, Privo, Rulespace, Sentinel, Telefónica, Telmex, The Wireless Foundation, and Verizon.
Superintendent District Leadership - Technology District Leadership - Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, PD District Leadership - Business, Communications, HR District Personnel - Other (Admin., Specialist, etc.) School - based Leadership (Principal, Asst. Principal) Teacher - Early Childhood / Elementary Teacher - Middle School Teacher - High School School - based Technology Coordinator School - based Personnel - Other (Admin., Specialist, etc.) Library Personnel / Media Specialist University or College Faculty / Administration Federal Government Personnel State Government Personnel Education Product / Service Provider (including Consultants) Investment Community Association / Advocacy Organization Philanthropy Education Research / Analysis Media Education Services Agency School Board Member Student Parent / Community Member
FOSI's members include: AOL, AT&T, Blue Coat, BT Retail, Cisco, Comcast, Computing Technology Industry Association, Crisp Thinking, France Telecom / Orange, Google, GSMA, Loopt, Microsoft, Mpower Media, MySpace, Ning, Nominum, Optenet, Privo, Rulespace, Sprint, StreamShield, Symantec, Telefónica, Telmex, The Wireless Foundation, Verizon and Yahoo!.
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.
Current Conservative officeholders who are members of the group include the Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith; David Cameron's PPS, Desmond Swayne; Nick Clegg's Parliamentary Under - Secretary, Mark Harper; the Minister of State for Transport, Theresa Villiers; a Parliamentary Under - Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, Jonathan Djanogly; three government whips, Angela Watkinson, Mark Francois and Greg Hands; the Chairman of the Procedure Committee, Greg Knight; and the Chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, John Whittingdale, who was Mrs Thatcher's Political Secretary in the late 1980s.
His current titles include: Founder, Hot Indie Media; Editor - in - Chief, Hot Indie News; State Committee Member, Green Party of New York State; Black Caucus Member, Green Party of the United States, National Diversity Committee Member, Green Party of the United States.
Others include members of the Federal Executive Council, presidential media team, lawmakers and party chieftains of the ruling APC.
I have been primarily engaged in exploring the relationships between the media, communication and politics as a member of the Loughborough University Centre for Research in Communication and Culture (CRCC) which has undertaken projects on behalf of a range of sponsoring bodies including the BBC Governors / Trust, Electoral Commission and The Guardian.
The high - achieving cohort of Mandela Washington Fellows includes entrepreneurs, public servants, media practitioners and civil society members.
Alan taught the first - ever college course on digital politics (1995), created and built the Center for American Progress's social media program (2007 - 13) and has trained more than 15,000 people across the world in digital & social media strategy, including civil society leaders across the Arab world in 2009; key staff at leading advocacy groups and news media outlets; Members of Congress and their staff; as well as political and business leaders from several countries, including a couple future kings.
«The reaction to me when I said perhaps we should accept ten Syrian families... for the hundred thousand people in Bassetlaw... it was 99.9 % against any immigrants and that includes Labour party members attacking me on social media for daring to suggest that ten more immigrant families should be allowed into this country.
Justin Krebs, a co-director of Living Liberally, said the event at Siberia Bar drew dozens of people, including Schneiderman, current New York City comptroller Scott Stringer and members of the media.
The Wall Street Journal reports Schneiderman's re-election campaign has purchased $ 1 million worth of advertising time with broadcast TV stations in New York, Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, New York's five biggest media markets; his endorsers include labor unions such as the powerful United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1500 with 23,000 members in New York City, on Long Island, and in Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties.
Other dignitaries present during the visit include the Governing Council members Chief Derin Adebiyi, Dr. Mulikat Salau, and Comrade Tunde Oladunjoye, who is also the Chairman of the Media Sub-Committee for the 10th Anniversary; Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu; the Bursar, Mr. Ifeoluwa Odusanya, and Director of Protocol, Chief Gbenga Omilola, among others.
In the House of Commons Farrelly has served on several select committees including the Science and Technology Committee, he has been a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee since the 2005 General Election.
Eliot Spitzer and Pataki - will include 175 family members and «close friends» of Cuomo, Duffy, Schneiderman and DiNapoli, aswell as members of the news media.
The «Resistance» needs a podcast on the local level to keep up to date on their member of Congress, especially in a district as vast as #NY19, which includes all or part of 11 counties and borders four states — this means no single media market serves the entire district.
Many people - including members of the media who perpetuate this stereotype against Fulanis are simply ignorant and as a trained journalist, I am scandalized when I see news headlines associating crime with an ethnic group.
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