Word: rigorous
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...Simon nevertheless admitted that, while his years of work for the Baltimore Sun made him a witness to the inner-city drug trade, his rendition of the story of Baltimore was imperfect. “I’m not under the illusion that the show has the rigor of academic work or the exactitude of journalism,” he said. “A lot of these stories were told to us in bars by school principals or with drug dealers and former drug dealers on park benches.”Canada focused on how kids in cities...
...writer and a teacher in what you don’t know, what you want to know, what you’re afraid to know. Writing is a path of discovery.6.FM: In the book you mention the painter, Don Bachardy, as an artist who exemplifies the daily rigor that goes into any art. What other non-literary figures do you admire?BJ: Right now, like most of the world, I’m fascinated by Amy Winehouse. I’m smitten beyond belief with her music. I like prog[ressive] rock, although I guess you?...
...present system does what journalism should never do: it perpetuates a lie. Modern political journalism is based on the bogus concept of neutrality (that people can be steeped in campaigns yet not care who wins) and the legitimate ideal of fairness (that people can place intellectual integrity and rigor over their rooting interests). Voting and disclosing would expose the sham of neutrality-which few believe anyway-and compel opinion and news writers alike to prove, story by story, that fairness is possible anyway. Partisans, bloggers and media critics are toxically obsessed with ferreting out reporters' preferences; treating them as shameful...
...Long Life Cool White” offers a subtle yet perceptible sense of Davey’s ongoing transformation as an artist. Though she still focuses on the small, intimate objects lying around her house, “There has been a move from a certain kind of conceptual rigor to a certain kind of poetics,” says Molesworth. “[Davey’s] earliest work, the ‘Copperheads,’ uses the camera to look very closely at something that’s traditionally not seen in a very rigorous way through...
Harvard has not won a championship in basketball for many decades. But our reputation for academic rigor, high admissions standards, and integrity is far older than our basketball team. In a story published last Sunday, the New York Times laid out evidence that suggests that recently-hired men’s basketball coach Tommy Amaker may be undermining that tradition in order to improve his team. While we do not believe that Amaker’s actions reflect seriously lowered academic standards, the story raises troubling questions about the new hire, particularly with regards to potential violations of National Collegiate...