Word: assertation
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Downie and Kaiser introduce a further, personal bias into the book when they assert the superiority of newspapers to other forms of mass media. They neglect to any personal responsbility for the state of journalism in the 1990s, attributing its demise to a lack of funding and a redirection towards entertainment and opinion. There is some discussion of what exactly constitutes good journalism—including an interesting distinction between journalism that is “objective,” which is impossible, and“fair”—but the authors rely too much on anecdotes...
...clash of temperament and artistic style, a dream of artistic brotherhood soured by jealousy and the desire to assert dominance. That is the subtext of a major exhibition opening in Amsterdam this month tracing the relationship between Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, two of the 19th century's greatest painters. The nine weeks the two men spent together in southern France in 1888 culminated in one of the most dramatic events in the history of modern art: Van Gogh slicing off a piece of his ear after a quarrel with Gauguin...
...optimist would argue that we are finding common ground, connecting on a deeper level where we don’t feel the need to hide behind our public facades. In telling stories, we assert our existence, forcing our friends to acknowledge that we have important stories to tell...
...hearing, Winokur continued to assert that Enron’s board was misled. He said his greatest regret was that the board had not been warned about the company’s problems before it collapsed...
...longer in foul trouble, Peljto began to assert herself in the paint, scoring eight of her 10 points in the second half of the game...