Word: publically
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Very Model. Few men are better suited to present the public image of trust and integrity fostered by the funds than Dwight Robinson. He is the very model of a Proper Bostonian, from his steel-rimmed spectacles and dark, conservative suits-he always wears a vest in the office -to his clubs (Union, Longwood Cricket) and his finely polished sense of discretion...
...Three last week made it official. General Motors Chairman Frederic G. Donner announced that G.M.'s compact car will be called the "Corsair" and will be introduced to the public at the same time as its other 1960 cars early in October. Ford's candidate will be the "Falcon," and Chrysler's car will be called the "Valiant." Introduction dates: mid-October for Ford, early November for Chrysler. Prices for the three: somewhat under...
...Public Opinion...
...more positive side, it is clear that the press can be used and can act to mobilize public opinion, or just to "sell" it for good causes. The best example, of course, is the promotion of the Marshall Plan. But there are issues--such as the discussion of "permissible levels" of Strontium 90--where reporters digging for the facts and not just for a story perform a considerable service, and there are even times when the President can use his press conference to great effect (though Cater argues that this American "Question Period" has fallen on very hard times...
Cater stresses, however, that the news which is manufactured by a planned leak, by a timed press release, by a publicity-conscious Senator, by a harried President at press conference time, or by a Congressional investigation aimed at headline capturing is not necessarily the news which the public needs to know. Operating under the pressure to get a story which will sell papers, and under the realization that he lacks the sophistication to handle complicated scientific, diplomatic and economic decisions, the Washington reporter cannot fulfill, Cater maintains, his ideal role as public informant...