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...Clinton administration has been wrought with mini and not-so-mini scandals, from Haircutgate to Filegate, from Dick Morris to Whitewater. Were these created by a sensationalist media or by an irresponsible government? In other words, do government and media share the responsibility for the decline in Washington's character...
Certainly, a market exists for sensationalist intrigues, but the relative insignificance of, say, Dickmorrisgate, seems to substantiate the claim that Americans care less and less about scandals that have no effect on politics. American culture is one that thrives on sleaze in all forms. The success of such shows as "Hard Copy" and "A Current Affair" is testament to America's affinity for tender half-truths. But these shows' half-baked scandals are not on a par with Whitewater...
...other works published under a pseudonym? These thrillers were deemed too sensational to be published then: A Long, Fatal Love Chase, a story about obsessive love, is only now being published. But Alcott's other works should make no difference to us. Little Women could never be called sensationalist literature...
Madonna: Thank you for saying these compliments [holds up hands]. Please stop with taking sensationalist photographs until I have removed my garments for all to see [laughs]. This is a joke I have made...
Several readers contacted me to voice their objections to the way the stories were covered. One reader argued that The Crimson's stories were sensationalist. She argued that running the pictures of the two students with the April 12 article showed poor taste, only eclipsed by the cruel decision to call the parents of the accused for the April 16 story. Blankenship's father was not even aware his son had been arrested until The Crimson contacted him five days after the arrest...