{"id":38969,"date":"2023-10-30T13:06:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T17:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/?p=38969"},"modified":"2024-01-04T10:13:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T15:13:29","slug":"it-doesnt-have-to-be-all-bad-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/blog\/it-doesnt-have-to-be-all-bad-news\/","title":{"rendered":"It doesn’t have to be all bad news. The public is eager to hear positive stories about the federal government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Earlier this month, the Partnership for Public Service honored exceptional public servants at the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals<\/a>\u00ae. The awards shine a spotlight on the remarkable accomplishments of federal employees and their work to benefit the nation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While the public often overlooks these accomplishments, our recent online survey showed that 75% of the American public is very interested in hearing more positive stories about the government and its employees while only 18% is not. This finding suggests the public has an appetite for learning more about our government\u2019s positive impact. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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“Three-quarters of respondents said they are interested in hearing more positive stories about the federal government.<\/em>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Mostly negative coverage<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Respondents described hearing media coverage about government that is far more negative than positive. Fully 87% said they hear negative stories about the federal government and its impact while only 10% said they rarely or never hear such stories.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By contrast, only about one-quarter, or 28%, said they hear positive stories compared with 69% who said they rarely or never do. All told, more than three times as many people said they hear negative stories than positive stories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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