public interest

Example Sentences

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“These actions highlight the risks of media consolidation and underscore the urgent need for regulators and the company to prioritize the public interest and the professionals who serve it.”

From Los Angeles Times

She could not escape public interest in her life or the pain of missing Elisha.

From Literature

To survive this dark time, and to ultimately triumph over it, we Americans must relearn and internalize basic lessons about democracy and the rule of law such as accountability, transparency and serving the public interest and the common good — qualities that far too many of us, our leaders and other elites, either forgot or never learned in the first place.

From Salon

"This has had a chilling effect on my ability to conduct public interest journalism with source relationships damaged and, in some cases, destroyed."

From BBC

He said: "The Crown Estate should look out for public interest and look to save this precious institution... this place should not be turned into an office. Every time I go there I feel at home."

From BBC