Public

In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the Öffentlichkeit or public sphere. The concept of a public has also been defined in political science, psychology, marketing, and advertising. In public relations and communication science, it is one of the more ambiguous concepts in the field. Although it has definitions in the theory of the field that have been formulated from the early 20th century onwards, it has suffered in more recent years from being blurred, as a result of conflation of the idea of a public with the notions of audience, market segment, community, constituency, and stakeholder.

The name "public" originates with the Latin publicus (also poplicus), from populus, and in general denotes some mass population ("the people") in association with some matter of common interest. So in political science and history, a public is a population of individuals in association with civic affairs, or affairs of office or state. In social psychology, marketing, and public relations, a public has a more situational definition.John Dewey defined (Dewey 1927) a public as a group of people who, in facing a similar problem, recognize it and organize themselves to address it. Dewey's definition of a public is thus situational: people organized about a situation. Built upon this situational definition of a public is the situational theory of publics by James E. Grunig (Grunig 1983), which talks of nonpublics (who have no problem), latent publics (who have a problem), aware publics (who recognize that they have a problem), and active publics (who do something about their problem).

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Huge Dips On FARTCOIN And TRUMP Hints At Money Flowing Into New Projects – Is ...

Cryptopolitan 07 Feb 2025
As Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) and Official Trump (TRUMP) tank, market observers believe the capital may be exiting these meme coins for new crypto ICO projects with immense profit potential ... In the meantime, its decline has been attributed to capital leaving its market for promising presale coins like $FXG....
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Neimeth Mulls Plans to Raise Fresh Capital for Expansion

This Day 07 Feb 2025
He emphasized the need for long-term capital investments, calling on the government and public-spirited individuals to support the sector with patient capital. “We ask the government and possibly very rich individuals that are public-spirited should work in such a way that we have ......
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Gemini IPO Incoming? Billionaire-Backed Crypto Exchange Eyes Public Offering

Crypto Economy 07 Feb 2025
TL;DR Gemini, founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, is exploring a potential IPO this year, reflecting a broader trend of crypto companies seeking public listings ... This move comes as part of a broader trend within the crypto industry, with several companies exploring public listings to capitalize on favorable market conditions....
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The role of energy and infrastructure

Hindustan Times 07 Feb 2025
Training focus on capital expenditure is certainly essential, corroborated by the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) which outlines how every rupee spent on infrastructure yields a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) return of 2.5 to 3.5 rupees ... Increased capital ......
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North Korean leader vows to modernize, advance public health service

Anadolu Agency 07 Feb 2025
... hospital in Kangdong County near the capital Pyongyang, Kim said the government is eradicating the "distinctions" between towns and the countryside while bringing more facilities to its public, according to Korean Central News Agency....
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Baltimore County officials offer glimpse into ‘very uncertain’ 2026 budget situation

Baltimore Sun 07 Feb 2025
According to Reed, the county has a $4.6 billion operating budget and a longer-running $3.137 billion capital budget. The operating budget covers most traditional public services — schools and libraries, transportation, pensions, public safety and more — while nearly half of the capital budget is taken up by sewer and water expenses ... Public input....
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Mystery heir to Ratan Tata’s fortune: Who is Mohini Mohan Dutta?

Gulf News 07 Feb 2025
A relationship spanning six decades ... From travel entrepreneur to heir ... The business was later acquired by Tata Capital and subsequently sold to Thomas Cook (India). Dutta currently serves as a director of TC Travel Services and also holds investments in various Tata Group enterprises, including shares in the upcoming Tata Capital public listing. ....
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AWS sees full-year profit and revenue growth as AI and public cloud demand soars

Computer Weekly 07 Feb 2025
The public cloud giant’s ... Either way, building out the underlying datacentre infrastructure to accommodate the growing demand for public cloud and AI workloads will incur costs, with the company reporting capital investment spend of more than $26bn during the final quarter....
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HC suggests common app to lodge complaints over poor condition of toilets

The Times of India 07 Feb 2025
Calling for a unified app to lodge complaints against dysfunctional public toilets run by various civic agencies in the capital, Delhi High Court on Friday said the authorities 'should be alive to the situation'.The court said such a feature would make it easier for citizens to ......
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South Sudan confirms 1st case of mpox

Anadolu Agency 07 Feb 2025
The Ministry of Health would like to notify the general public about the declaration of an outbreak of mpox in South Sudan," Mai told reporters in the capital Juba, adding that the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) on Feb....
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South Sudan declares mpox outbreak with 1st case confirmed

China.dot.org 07 Feb 2025
"This outbreak has been declared following confirmation by the National Public Health Laboratory on Thursday using real-time polymerase chain reaction testing of skin lesion samples collected from a 31-year-old male, a Ugandan national," Mai told reporters in Juba, the capital of South Sudan....
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Paid parking in Rochester? New commission to study it

Foster's Daily Democrat 07 Feb 2025
We currently have about 700 public spaces, but we need to find a way to manage parking to accommodate everyone's needs."Parking commission's role explained ... (c) Make recommendations with respect to capital improvement programming as it relates to public parking facilities....

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