III. The role of the media and public opinion as sources of opposing to the
Political power in the case of NAE and NEH.
This chapter describes the influence of the media power and public opinion to protect NAE and NEH from the budget cut under the policy decision of the new administration of the President of the U.S. D. Trump.
In fact, recent years there are have been seen a lot of evidence when outcomes of the political process, elections and other decision-making process have dramatically changed because of media`s influence. For instance, the last Presidential election in the U.S. is one of the evidence of the media power`s impact, when many supporters of the candidate H. Clinton voted for the current President after revealing about using a private server for her work email account (Williams,2017).
Furthermore, Hargrove and Glidewell (1990) classified public agencies that have a heavy emphasis on public opinion (as cited in Rainey, 2014, p. 116). Their classification is based on the level of respect of the public, the general level of support …show more content…
Consequently, as a reaction to the news, there was decided to launch an official petition at WhiteHouse.gov in order to protect the institutions from cutbacks. The petition reads: “The Arts and Humanities are a vital part of our cultural identity and enhance the quality of our lives. They connect us to the past, they speak to us in the present, and they are our legacy, our gift to the future. Investing in them is never a waste, and I strongly urge that both the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities continue to receive federal funding” (Hetrick, 2017). This petition has reached 223,745 signatures; it is twice more than the goal of 100,000 (U.S. Senate, 2017). To sum up, it clearly shows high level of support and respect of public for these agencies activities and
Political power in the case of NAE and NEH.
This chapter describes the influence of the media power and public opinion to protect NAE and NEH from the budget cut under the policy decision of the new administration of the President of the U.S. D. Trump.
In fact, recent years there are have been seen a lot of evidence when outcomes of the political process, elections and other decision-making process have dramatically changed because of media`s influence. For instance, the last Presidential election in the U.S. is one of the evidence of the media power`s impact, when many supporters of the candidate H. Clinton voted for the current President after revealing about using a private server for her work email account (Williams,2017).
Furthermore, Hargrove and Glidewell (1990) classified public agencies that have a heavy emphasis on public opinion (as cited in Rainey, 2014, p. 116). Their classification is based on the level of respect of the public, the general level of support …show more content…
Consequently, as a reaction to the news, there was decided to launch an official petition at WhiteHouse.gov in order to protect the institutions from cutbacks. The petition reads: “The Arts and Humanities are a vital part of our cultural identity and enhance the quality of our lives. They connect us to the past, they speak to us in the present, and they are our legacy, our gift to the future. Investing in them is never a waste, and I strongly urge that both the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities continue to receive federal funding” (Hetrick, 2017). This petition has reached 223,745 signatures; it is twice more than the goal of 100,000 (U.S. Senate, 2017). To sum up, it clearly shows high level of support and respect of public for these agencies activities and