Word: broadcasts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...reelection, the president is accused of making advances on a Girl Scout in the Oval Office. The media, of course, has no qualms and does not hesitate for a second in pouncing on the story. The president's opponent, in fact, takes it upon himself to broadcast a new commercial urging the masses not to vote for a "man who's lost his integrity"--the message is hilariously set against the background of the song, "Thank Heaven for Little Girls." Amidst all the frenzy, mysterious political consultant Conrad Brean (Robert De Niro) is called to resolve the catastrophe. Perfectly calm...
...specialized. The old economy was geared to mass production, mass marketing and mass media: cookie-cutter products spewed from assembly lines in central factories; entertainment and ideas were broadcast from big studios and publishers. Now products can be individualized. Need steel that's tailored for your needs? Some high-tech mini-mill will provide it. Prefer opinions different from those on this page? A thousand Webzines and personalized news products are waiting to connect with...
...Ellen: The Puppy Episode After the endless media tease, the stakes were high for Ellen's coming-out episode on ABC. To live up to its hype, it had to be a classic--and it was. The hourlong broadcast had wit, charm and great performances by Ellen DeGeneres, Laura Dern and Oprah Winfrey, perfectly cast as a therapist...
...series about the news department of a TV station was balanced perfectly between reality and parody. Filmed in documentary style, it achieved some brilliant moments of deadpan humor, and Ken Finkleman, the show's creator, played the news director with a wicked combination of egotism, pettiness and desperation. Imagine Broadcast News meets Spinal...
...TIME religion correspondent Richard Ostling reports that in recent months Castro has indeed allowed a number of open-air Catholic processions, and has ordered communist-controlled radio and TV to broadcast the Papal events. But Fidel's concessions to the Vatican are more like international PR than any newfound responsiveness to the clamoring of religious Cubans. On Jan. 25, the Pope will depart; government-stamped religion will likely leave with him. "Next Dec. 25," says Ostling, "it's back to the fields for the sugar harvest...