Sentences with phrase «whether public interest advocacy»

It is a good question whether public interest advocacy has to be as even - handed as public interest reporting.

Not exact matches

Given his advocacy of efforts to divert tax dollars from traditional public schools to charters and virtual schools, some press in Utah have questioned whether Stephenson is a public servant or a lobbyist for outside interests.

The category of «interest groups» is defined for our study as including membership organizations, advocacy organizations not accepting members, businesses, other organizations or institutions, or any association of individuals, policy actors or groups, whether formally organized or not, that tries to influence public policy (Baumgartner & Leech, 1998; Hrebenar, 1997; Kollman, 1998; Sipple et al., 1997; Thomas & Hrebenar, 1991).

Vanderbilt offers students seeking public interest careers — whether in government service, indigent defense, legal aid offices, advocacy organizations, or their own brand of social justice entrepreneurship — expert advice.