Word: americanizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS), the Human Rights Program, the Harvard Law School and other campus groups sponsored "Writing Under Fire: Freedom of Expression and the Colombian Peace Process," a panel discussion about self-censorship and the ongoing Colombian peace process...
Moreover, Lawrence said foreign correspondents have to fight to get air time in the American news market...
Lawrence said he often finds himself trying to "sell" the Colombian news to the American public. Occasionally, he said, he has a 45-second segment on NPR or a story in newspapers, but "only if there is no other major news...
...means appearing hypocritical. If confronted, any executive from a tobacco company could simply claim to have the facts in his favor: "we have admitted that smoking causes cancer, what else do you expect us to do?" And surprisingly, few would realistically respond, "stop producing cigarettes." Is that because the American business ethic is still stronger than the health ethic? No, it just means that self-castigation is the new means to self-promotion. After all, we are all becoming public health puritans, and this is precisely the sentiment to which Philip Morris is now catering...
...counseling done free or under contract with the San Jose schools, which is usually done less frequently and in groups, is no match for the intensive weekly help given to those paying top dollar. Still, "some counseling is better than no counseling," says Terry Hartle, vice president of the American Council on Education. "In many cases, these kids wouldn't be getting any help with life after high school otherwise...