scholarly journals Political Scandal and Public Figure

PCD Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-124
Author(s):  
Arum Sekar Cendani ◽  
Pulung Setiosuci Perbawani
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Political Attitude ◽  
Public Figure ◽  
Private Space ◽  
Political Behaviour ◽  
The Public ◽  
Extramarital Affairs ◽  
Local Election ◽  
Public Figures ◽  
Political Scandal

Indonesian society is familiar with the terms 'public figures' and 'celebrities', but the distinction is often not understood properly. The public's interest in content that focuses on entertainment, lifestyles, and gossip, as well as the presence of a media that facilitates such content, makes the process of 'celebrating' common. This process has resulted in the private space of public figures being transformed into objects of public consumption.Scandals are often quite popularly discussed among the public, especially when their subject is a public figure. However, studies of how scandals affect the public and its political behaviour have not been widely documented. In 2018, Indonesian news media began widely covering the divorce of well-known politician Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (BTP/Ahok) from his ex-wife Veronica Tan, and this brought questions of extramarital affairs to the surface in the midst of a heated local election atmosphere. This situation was divisive, and received various public responses. Previous studies have shown that scandals tend to negatively affect popular attitudes towards the politicians involved in them. In Indonesia, scandals have been common, widely recognised by the public, but their effects are never discussed in depth. Therefore, this study, which involved around 400 respondents, seeks to provide an overview of how the Indonesian public responds to politicians involved in scandals and how such scandals affect politicians' electability. The results of this study show that scandals do affect the public's political attitude, but not in the ways suggested by existing studies.

scholarly journals Speech Act dalam Headline Berita Media Online

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Riris Tiani
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Strategy Research ◽  
The Public ◽  
Economic News ◽  
Public Figures ◽  
Headline News ◽  
Pragmatic Strategies ◽  
News Headlines

The development of pragmatic strategy in the journalistic process has an effect on the image of the person who has been reported. Directly or not, imaging of political figures to public figures is influenced by pragmatic strategies packed with journalists in the news media. Political figures until the public figure collaborate to create an interesting impression. An interesting impression or positive image will change the concept of society over this overnight assessment. The higher the pragmatic power journalists developed in writing the news, the better the quality of the news will be. In accordance with the results of pragmatic strategy research on Headline news on Republika.co.id can be concluded that in the creation of news headlines have implemented pragmatic strategy. The dominant pragmatic strategy used is the illocution act. The illusionary strategy becomes dominant because the news content that is headlined is dominated by political and economic news. So the development of explaination techniques more highlighted.

scholarly journals It is ethical to diagnose a public figure one has not personally examined

2018 ◽  
Vol 213 (5) ◽  
pp. 633-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Gartner ◽  
Alex Langford ◽  
Aileen O'Brien
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
British Journal ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Public Figure ◽  
Duty To Warn ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Figures ◽  
The Press

SummaryShould psychiatrists be able to speculate in the press or social media about their theories? John Gartner argues the risk to warn the public of concerns about public figures overrides the duty of confidentiality; whereas Alex Langford suggests this is beyond the ethical remit of psychiatric practice.Declaration of interestA.O'B is joint debates and analysis Editor of the British Journal of Psychiatry. J.G. is the founder of Duty To Warn, an association of mental health professionals who advocate the president's removal under the 25th Amendment on the grounds that he is psychologically unfit and dangerous.

scholarly journals THE PUBLIC FIGURE DOCTRINE AND THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY

2019 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-99
Author(s):  
Kirsty Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Privacy Rights ◽  
Right To Privacy ◽  
Public Figure ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Right To Privacy ◽  
Public Figures ◽  
The Right ◽  
Normative Justification ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThis article argues that the public figure doctrine is doctrinally problematic and conceptually and normatively flawed. Doctrinal uncertainty surrounds who is affected and how rights are affected. Conceptually it raises challenges for universality, the non-hierarchical relationship between Articles 8 and 10 ECHR, the process of resolving rights conflicts, and the relationship between domestic law and the Convention. All of which necessitate a strong normative justification for the distinction. Yet there is no compelling rationale. The values underpinning the right to privacy of public figures are no different from those of other persons and there are other better mechanisms of accounting for freedom of expression. We should therefore reject the idea that public figures have fewer or weaker privacy rights or that the process of dealing with their rights is different and instead focus squarely upon the relative importance of the rights, and the degree of intrusion into those rights.

What the Protectors Protect

2020 ◽  
pp. 23-47
Author(s):  
Crime Coverage
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
News Media ◽  
Presumption Of Innocence ◽  
Public Figure ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Person ◽  
Public Record ◽  
Public Exposure ◽  
The Right ◽  
Obligation To Inform

Although a suspect’s name and other identifying details are part of the public record or supplied to reporters by police, news media in the Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany routinely protect suspects and even convicted criminals from public exposure. We group these countries in a Protector model. Journalists said they weigh their obligation to inform the public against (1) protecting the defendants’ families—especially if they have children; (2) respecting the right to the presumption of innocence; and (3) avoiding dissemination of information that could damage the defendant’s reputation and/or chance for reintegration. Protector countries share a faith that many criminals can successfully reintegrate into society. Journalists are most likely to protect the private person accused of a crime in the private sector and least likely to protect a public figure or official accused of a public crime.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Kredibilitas Public Figure terhadap Keputusan Pembelian (Survei Penggunaan Brand Ambassador Chelsea Islan dalam Kampanye Pink Voice Starbucks)

Prologia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Rudy Setiawan ◽  
Diah Ayu Candraningrum
Keyword(s):  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
Public Figure ◽  
Probability Sampling ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Figures ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Test Correlation

The credibility of a public figure is one of the influences for the public to consider purchasing decisions for the product. There are two common attributes possessed by a communicator, namely credibility and attractiveness, where both of these attributes contribute to the effectiveness of a public figure. It aims to examine the credibility of public figures on purchasing decisions of consumers who have purchased Pink Voice products at Starbucks Hayam Wuruk Plaza. The independent variable in this study is public figure credibility and the dependent variable is purchasing decisions. This type of research is quantitative descriptive. The research data collected uses non probability sampling and purposive sampling techniques. This study uses SPSS for Windows 15 test for Validity, Reliability, Hypothesis (simple linear analysis), T-test, Correlation Coefficient, and Determination Coefficient. Researchers obtained data by distributing questionnaires to 110 respondents who had been determined and in accordance with the research requirements and represented the population. The results of research conducted by researchers that the communicator's credibility affects as much as 32.1% in purchasing decisions if the quality of the communicator's credibility is improved then the purchasing decision will also increase. The results of this study indicate that communicator credibility influences purchasing decisions.Kredibilitas dari seorang public figure merupakan salah satu pengaruh bagi masyarakat untuk mempertimbangkan keputusan pembelian terhadap produk tersebut. Terdapat dua atribut umum yang dimiliki oleh seorang komunikator yaitu kredibilitas (credibility) dan daya tarik (attractiveness), dimana kedua atribut ini berkontribusi terhadap efektivitas seorang public figure. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kredibilitas public figure terhadap keputusan pembelian konsumen yang pernah membeli produk Pink Voice di Starbucks Hayam Wuruk Plaza.Variabel independen dalam penelitian ini adalah kredibilitas public figure dan variabel dependen adalah keputusan pembelian. Jenis penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kuantitatif. Data penelitian yang dikumpulkan ini menggunakan non probability sampling dan teknik purposive sampling. Penelitian ini menggunakan alat uji SPSS for windows 15 untuk Uji Validitas, Realibilitas, Hipotesis (analisis linier sederhana), Uji T, Koefisien Korelasi, dan Koefisien Determinasi. Peneliti memperoleh data dengan menyebarkan kuesioner kepada 110 responden yang sudah ditentukan dan sesuai dengan syarat penelitian dan mewakili populasi. Hasil penelitian yang dilakukan oleh peneliti bahwa kredibilitas komunikator berpengaruh sebanyak 32,1% pada keputusan pembelian apabila kualitas kredibilitas komunikator ditingkatkan maka keputusan pembelian juga akan meningkat. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kredibilitas komunikator berpengaruh terhadap keputusan pembelian.

Soft Force

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Anne McLarney
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Women's Leadership ◽  
World Economic Forum ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Work ◽  
Public Figures ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Global Leader ◽  
World Economic ◽  
The Public Sphere

This chapter focuses on the work of Heba Raouf Ezzat. Ranked the thirty-ninth most influential Arab on Twitter, with over 100,000 followers, voted one of the hundred most powerful Arab women by ArabianBusiness.com, and elected a Youth Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, Raouf Ezzat has articulated and disseminated her Islamic politics in a global public sphere. Her writings and lectures develop an Islamic theory of women's political participation but simultaneously address other contested questions about women's leadership, women's work, and women's participation in the public sphere. Heba Raouf Ezzat is one of the most visible public figures in the Arab and Islamic world today, a visibility that began with her book on the question of women's political work in Islam, Woman and Political Work.

How to Tell the Truth without Outraging the Press?

MedienJournal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Li Xiguang
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
The Public ◽  
News Stories ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Chinese News Media

The commercialization of meclia in China has cultivated a new journalism business model characterized with scandalization, sensationalization, exaggeration, oversimplification, highly opinionated news stories, one-sidedly reporting, fabrication and hate reporting, which have clone more harm than good to the public affairs. Today the Chinese journalists are more prey to the manipu/ation of the emotions of the audiences than being a faithful messenger for the public. Une/er such a media environment, in case of news events, particularly, during crisis, it is not the media being scared by the government. but the media itself is scaring the government into silence. The Chinese news media have grown so negative and so cynica/ that it has produced growing popular clistrust of the government and the government officials. Entering a freer but fearful commercially mediated society, the Chinese government is totally tmprepared in engaging the Chinese press effectively and has lost its ability for setting public agenda and shaping public opinions. 

scholarly journals Confidence in Local, National, and International Scientists on Climate Change

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 272
Author(s):  
Aaron C. Sparks ◽  
Heather Hodges ◽  
Sarah Oliver ◽  
Eric R. A. N. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
News Media ◽  
Internet Survey ◽  
Party Affiliation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Scientific Report ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Change Beliefs

In many public policy areas, such as climate change, news media reports about scientific research play an important role. In presenting their research, scientists are providing guidance to the public regarding public policy choices. How do people decide which scientists and scientific claims to believe? This is a question we address by drawing on the psychology of persuasion. We propose the hypothesis that people are more likely to believe local scientists than national or international scientists. We test this hypothesis with an experiment embedded in a national Internet survey. Our experiment yielded null findings, showing that people do not discount or ignore research findings on climate change if they come from Europe instead of Washington-based scientists or a leading university in a respondent’s home state. This reinforces evidence that climate change beliefs are relatively stable, based on party affiliation, and not malleable based on the source of the scientific report.

Eventful Transformations: Al-Futuwwa between History and the Everyday

2007 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 689-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilson Chacko Jacob
Keyword(s):  
Original Study ◽  
Historical Event ◽  
Public Figure ◽  
Colonial Modernity ◽  
The Public ◽  
Gender Norm ◽  
New Politics ◽  
Present Essay ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Historical Relationship

A special correspondent for the leading Egyptian newspaper al-Ahram wrote from Alexandria on 28 May 1936: “One of the effects of the Al-Bosfur nightclub murder in Cairo is that its circumstances have led to an interest in the problem of ‘al-futuwwat’ [sing., al-futuwwa] and how much power and influence (al-sat˙wa) they have in the capital and in other Egyptian cities.” The murder referred to was that of a popular singer and dancer, Imtithal Fawzi, by a band of assassins led by failed businessman and weight-trainer Fuad al-Shami. I argue here that this murder can be read as an instance of a larger event, which might be inscribed in the following way: a moment that irrevocably branded the public figure of futuwwa with the additional meanings of thug, mobster, and nefarious villain—bal ˙tagi. This is not the conventional way of registering this moment; indeed, the modern transformation of al-futuwwa is rarely considered as a historical event. It is not my aim here to affirm or deny the outcome of this transformation, nor am I suggesting that the normative conception of al-futuwwa as an Islamic ideal of masculinity had never before had any negative connotations. Rather, I posit—and want to interrogate—a changed historical relationship in the constitution of al-futuwwa, in which the nature of history itself was radically transformed and contributed to the formation of a new politics and a new subject of politics. As part of the hegemonic rise of this field of politics and its subject, history typically shows, or simply presumes, that other life-worlds, like that of the futuwwat and their particular form of power, were rendered exceptional and ultimately obsolete. In a larger project from which this article is drawn, I explored the gendered constitution of that new cultural and political hegemony. I labeled the gender norm that emerged at the intersection of colonial modernity and nationalism as effendi (bourgeois) masculinity, which I located in a new constellation of practices and discourses around the desirable, modern body. The present essay is in part an effort to de-center this bourgeois figure and the terms of its narration, which I unwittingly reproduced in the original study by rendering the event of the futuwwa's transformation as a bit part within a larger story of ostensibly greater national and historical import.

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