COMM 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Statistics Surveys, Pathos, American Legislative Exchange Council
3 Apr 2017
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Public relations still has difficulty articulating what a public is. Alec supported free-market solutions, voter id and stand your ground. Most big companies severed their memberships when civil rights activists went after them after martin was killed. Walmart expressed concerned that alec has been getting involved in issues that stray from its core mission to advance the jeffersonian principles of free markets" : to that end, we are suspending our membership in alec . Alec issued a statement saying it is disappointed but understands the unique pressures walmart are under the ap says. 60 other corporations: amazon, coca-cola, kraft, wendy"s, mars inc, pepsico, The collective expression of opinion of many individuals bound into a group. Formed by people who have a vested or self-interest in an issue. Expressed by a significant proportion of community. Opinion is sensitive to events that have impact on public-at-large or a particular segment of the public.
