public interest

Example Sentences

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There needs to be a public interest threshold.

From BBC

News editors will be weighing up whether the public interest in showing the images outweighs any infringement of an individual's privacy.

From BBC

“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