Word: boosterism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...weans reporters from political insiders and forces them to talk to ordinary people, it's an incredibly healthy development," says Washington Post media critic Howard Kurtz. "But you can push it too far and become a player instead of a chronicler of the news." A player--or even a booster: the Miami Herald has been criticized, for instance, for running more of what Jim Mullin, editor of the New Times, a Miami weekly, calls "upbeat coverage of the joys of life in Miami...
...perfect weekend for the Harvard team was a much-needed morale booster after a disappointing 2-6 start...
...said, 'Give that man a machete! I want him on my side.'" But sometimes candidates wonder whose interests come first with Morris. Roemer's campaign against the scandal-plagued Edwards was based on Roemer's pledge to reject all PAC money and large contributions. Morris was a big booster of the plan--until he wanted to put TV spots on the air and Roemer lacked the money to pay for them. "Dick wanted me to break my word," says Roemer. "I wouldn...
...that "we already have free television, free radio and a free press." And what a free press it is! In February, Yeltsin fired the head of Russian state television and radio, whom the President perceived as too critical. Since then, Russia's TV news has become an unapologetic Yeltsin booster. Zyuganov rightly rants about the lack of coverage, but he does get some--all of it negative. Meanwhile, day after day, Russian television reports on Yeltsin glowingly. The President's Yaroslavl visit, for instance, was presented as a triumph rather than a disaster, and Yeltsin's revealing remarks...
...gargantuan hulk of a half-built casino, slated to be the world's largest, sits rusting on the edge of the French Quarter. The builder, Harrah's Jazz Co., is bankrupt, done in by an overly optimistic tax deal with the state. Louisiana Governor Mike Foster, once a gambling booster, now wants to outlaw both casinos and video poker...