Word: sensationalist
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...online and broadcast journalism. "This is a journalist who was born on the Web and is used to infusing his reports with his own beliefs," says TIME Digital editor Joshua Quittner. "While that's useful on the Internet, where we gravitate to those who are politically opinionated and even sensationalist, people like Drudge have a harder time surviving in the more limited realm of mass media." So Drudge, who harnessed a new medium to climb from gift shop clerk to columnist read by millions in a matter of years, retreats to the Web. There he has final edit...
...17th century, Women Beware Women might seem at risk of being somewhat out-of-date: the tricky iambic pentameter of the dialogue and rather archaic betrothal practices are more reminiscent of Shakespearean times than they are of modern day America. However, the production is at times so wicked, so sensationalist (think lots of incest and death), that the audience can't help but be captivated. Whether it be the orgy at the end of the first act or the well-choreographed (but comedic) swordplay that results in death and still more death, this show is, if nothing else, entertaining...
Because animal rights activists receive so little press on a day-to-day basis, the sensationalist, headline-grabbing activities of violent activists weigh particularly heavily in the minds of the public and, regretfully, create unfavorable impressions of animal rights activists as a group...
Last week, I went to the California Cryobank wondering whether I genuinely wanted to contribute to this nation's gene pool or if I merely wanted a sensationalist behind-the-scenes scoop at the local sperm bank. Not surprisingly, the bank was not listed in the building's directory, so I went up to the 7th floor to the "health advisory institute," and hoped for the best. Opening the door, I asked the lady as quietly as possible if this was where one could make donations, praying, of course, she wouldn't answer loudly: "Donations? What kind of donations...
Last week, in the midst of the National Coming Out Day festivities, a new student group emerged on campus, offering an alternative to the so-called "sensationalist" tactics of the long-standing Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA). The new group launched its efforts with a postering campaign inviting students to join "a new straight-gay alliance." We welcome this new organization to the campus landscape...