Of course, to make good
use of public opinion, advocates must have a clear sense of what public opinion is.
Not exact matches
Increasingly, businesses are interested in
using these
opinions to get a read on their
public image and the tastes
of consumers.
«One can't really help but think that some
of it is actually
used to modify
public opinion to decrease expectations,» said Guy Caron, an NDP MP.
In fact, the scale
of the Chinese government's
use of Facebook to communicate abroad offers a notable sign
of Beijing's understanding
of Facebook's power to mold
public opinion.
When asked about the best way forward for Canada's economy in an Abacus Data
public opinion survey last year, just one - third suggested Canada should prioritize promoting the
use of Canada's oil and gas.
It shall be unlawful for any broker, dealer, or exchange, directly or indirectly, to make
use of the mails or any means or instrumentality
of interstate commerce for the purpose
of using any facility
of an exchange within or subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States to effect any transaction in a security, or to report any such transaction, unless such exchange (1) is registered as a national securities exchange under section 6
of this title, or (2) is exempted from such registration upon application by the exchange because, in the
opinion of the Commission, by reason
of the limited volume
of transactions effected on such exchange, it is not practicable and not necessary or appropriate in the
public interest or for the protection
of investors to require such registration
While you could argue the choice
of topic was motivated by the political and professional interests
of the 40,000 - member provincial teachers» union and regulatory association — and someone is sure to — no one can claim Environics is not a quality
public opinion research firm
using solid methodology.
North Carolina's legislative body passed the
Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, which mandates a statewide policy banning individuals from using public bathrooms that do not correspond to their biological sex, as opposed to their opinion of thei
Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act, which mandates a statewide policy banning individuals from
using public bathrooms that do not correspond to their biological sex, as opposed to their opinion of thei
public bathrooms that do not correspond to their biological sex, as opposed to their
opinion of their sex.
So much for
using these forums as thermometers
of public opinion.
Jean went on, though, to show me some undeniable connections between TR and BO: The
use of the courts, the bureaucracy, and the MSM to direct and displace
public opinion.
White evangelicals were slightly less firm on whether transgender people should be required to
use the
public restroom
of their birth gender (69 %), though again, the
opinion was stronger among weekly church attendees (76 %).
However, several examples related to U.S. rhetoric about Nicaragua can illustrate how disinformation is
used in an effort to shape
public opinion in favor
of the U.S. war against the poor.
A January 2015 survey, performed by the Marist Institute for
Public Opinion, found that 68 percent
of all Americans oppose the
use of government funding to pay for abortion.
The institutional Republican party should instead focus on giving candidates the tools to understand
public opinion, a set
of best practices for
using the media to reach persuadable voters and state
of the art party organizations.
The pride
of the successful was in the past a tool
used by those who were jealous
of another's accomplishments to raise
public opinion against them.
Today, the media, demagoguery, mind conditioning, and all sorts
of other methods are
used to sway
public opinion and manipulate minds, giving the impression
of a collective rape
of consciences and a serious confiscation
of freedoms and
of thought.
If it were generally recognized that habitual drunkenness is a symptom
of a disease that is both personally and socially devastating, and if it were generally accepted that frequent
use of alcohol as a means
of interpersonal adjustment can lead to alcoholism, a new climate
of public opinion would come into being.
Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta
of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly
use the media to manipulate
public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally
public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to
use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes
of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state
of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions
«A struggle session was a form
of public humiliation and torture
used by the Communist Party
of China in the Mao Zedong era, particularly during the Cultural Revolution, to shape
public opinion and to humiliate, persecute, or execute political rivals and class enemies.
In a 21st century world where advances and developments in technology are changing rapidly each day, how we
use social media outlets such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace has come to reflect the state
of public opinion on countless issues in our society.
Section II
of the report, Time
Use Findings (Chapters 4 - 6), primarily draws from time use surveys and includes public opinion questions related to time use when availab
Use Findings (Chapters 4 - 6), primarily draws from time
use surveys and includes public opinion questions related to time use when availab
use surveys and includes
public opinion questions related to time
use when availab
use when available.
Activism Dear Mark Zuckerberg: Your Breastfeeding Photo Policies Are Offensive Telling Mothers the Truth About Breastfeeding The Time I Was Shamed For Breastfeeding in
Public How I Became a Lactivist Why I post pictures
of my children breastfeeding
Opinion: Why We Need To Talk About Breastfeeding 7 Things You Might Not Know About Lactation Consultants Let's Stop
Using the Term «Comfort Nursing»
The families
of two children with cystic fibrosis who need new lungs but were ineligible for adult organs have successfully
used the courts and
public opinion to get their daughter and son on the
They rely heavily on the manipulation
of public opinion, appearing respectable;
using front groups, funding science and infiltrating food safety systems — all with the purpose
of weakening legislation — legislation that is essential for stopping marketing practices that violate children's rights to health and improves product quality and safety.
Shah, we found out,
used to think Israelis should be relocated en masse to America, compared Israelis to Hitler, issued a
public warning that «the Jews are rallying» (to take part in an
opinion poll) and tweeted a link to an article which compared Zionism to al - Qaeda, and fretted that the Zionists are «grooming» Jews to «exert political influence at the highest levels
of public office.»
Professor Rachel Gibson, from The University
of Manchester, led the study which
used data from a survey
of national e-campaign managers and
public opinion data.
This White House invitation (sent through their Office
of Public Engagement) is a classic example
of blogger / online activist relations — they can't exactly give us exclusive information or the other usual goodies we online communicators
use to entice online
opinion leaders, but they CAN give us a seat in a meeting room in the White House complex, which is pretty damn cool all around.
Bullshit, suggests Chait: Obama has in fact «
used exactly the kind
of rhetoric Westen accuses him
of refusing to deploy,» but structural and practical obstacles like «special interest lobbying, the filibuster, macroeconomic conditions, not to mention certain settled beliefs
of public opinion» can defeat the loftiest
of presidential speeches.
In turn, the increased
use of the experimental method has allowed political scientists to investigate a wide set
of issues, including voter behaviour,
public opinion, and decision - making processes.
Still, it is worth reviewing the methods
used to predict election results and to consider additional ways
of getting in touch with
public opinion.
As Jim Odato reported a little while ago, an
opinion from the Joint Commission on
Public Ethics is being read to intrepret that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's girlfriend and friends
of his daughters may
use the state aircraft when it's being deployed for official state business.
He
uses it first to prevent any new spending commitment, having put aside the understanding
of the damage caused by austerity that he showed in his Bloomberg speech in favour
of a preference for building an image
of fiscal conservatism — though by doing so he has allowed the government to win the battle for
public opinion.
In addition, Boards regularly conduct
public hearings — on the City's budget, on land
use matters, and other major issues — to give the people
of the community the opportunity to express their
opinions.
We've become
used to hearing about «modern attitudes», «barbaric behaviour» and endless
public opinion polls claiming that the majority
of people are against repeal
of the supposedly iconic Hunting Act.
The statement said while Ogun «was under the siege
of violence and politically - motivated killings» during OGD's reign as governor, Kashamu «fights his political battles in the court
of law and
public opinion using his God - given resources.»
[8] Rasmussen's polls are notable for their
use of automated
public opinion polling, involving pre-recorded telephone inquiries.
Given the premise
of your question (that virtually all legislators are
of a differing party), the President would have to
use every tool at his disposal (charm, pressure, horse trading,
public opinion), as well as compromise his own preferences to a great degree.
Nevertheless, the ACMD emphasised that in their
opinion the
use of cannabis was «a significant
public health issue» which could «unquestionably cause harm to individuals and society».
It was the usual guff he'd
used very effectively against Ed Miliband for years: find a tiny hinge upon which to flip the party onto the wrong side
of public opinion, and then make everything about that.
By way
of clarification, a push poll is not a poll at all but rather, as detailed by the American Association
of Public Opinion Research, a political telemarketing technique where telephone calls are
used to canvass the electorate, providing them with inaccurate information in the guise
of a poll.
As you probably know, he came up with the idea
of Newspeak in this novel Nineteen Eighty - Four with the cult slogans «War is peace», «Freedom is slavery» and «Ignorance is strength» which were
used in this fictional world to manipulate
public opinion.
For what it is worth, Cuomo is yet to invade the territory
of another country, imprison political opponents, crack down on free speech and
use state - run media to influence
public opinion.
But Mr Cameron knows he is not on the side
of public opinion, and he
used that unfortunate fact to surprisingly good effect - taking the upper ground and casting himself as an elder statesman
of sorts.
Giles Dilnot dusted down the Daily Politics mood box -
used to test
public opinion - and headed to a royal park in west London to see what people really think
of the big day.
Lies are always corrosive, whither in
public or private life, but the
use of outright falsehood for political manipulation really wasn't viable until media outlets like Fox arrived to provide fact free
opinion sources disguised as news.
«A lot
of words can be
used to characterize this matchup currently — overwhelming, substantial, landslide, lopsided,» Lee Miringoff, director
of the Marist College Institute for
Public Opinion said in a statement.
I'm not suggesting that DeBlasio's
use of social media played into this upset (more likely it was a hidden indicator
of his actual level
of support from hard - core political activists, vs people responding to a
public opinion poll).
But, Gyory says, if the governor has
public opinion on his side, he could
use the results
of the commission to help win a «resounding victory» in his 2014 reelection campaign.
This study, published in a recent issue
of the Journal
of Environmental Economics and Management, is the first to
use financial investors» actions, rather than self - reported
opinions, to investigate the trans - Atlantic difference in
public opinion on climate change and the environment.
The report, part
of a reevaluation
of the country's regulation
of medical and scientific
use of human embryos, goes against mainstream
public and scientific
opinion in many areas.