Word: commented
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...London the British Government was still mulling over the old argument. The incredibly complicated India problem threatened to become purely academic, a mass of mere words. Sir Stafford Cripps politely told Parliament that the Government had postponed comment on India's demands for self-government. While the British public cried for action, London rumor held that Government proposals had struck snags both in London and New Delhi...
...proper view of "news" created by the enemy, they certainly have. CBS, proud of its news staff, has especially recognized and used the advantages that a quarter hour on the air has over an eight-column front page in the matter of keeping emphasis where it belongs. Boldest comment yet ventured by a newscaster on the press's sense of proportion was made by CBS's Elmer Davis, apropos the Carole Lombard crash story. He said with justice that headlines and stories took precious little account of the 15 Army airmen in the same crash...
...Asked for comment on the scornful words allegedly uttered by Ontario's Premier Mitchell Hepburn ("The proud United States Fleet is in hiding . . ."), President Roosevelt took refuge in a morose silence. Any comment, he said, would have to come from Ottawa...
...more to shine their little egos up," but their reviews are also conditioned by the editorial policies on the papers. No wonder a value standard in modern drama is completely lacking. A reviewer must see "Hamlet" tonight and the latest Cole Porter musical tomorrow night and comment intelligently on both. This calls for immediate reactions to an art form existing only for a short period of time. A high aesthetic standard, a delight in the whole range of the theatre, snap judgment, and a scholarly background--these are the requisites for the drama critic. No wonder that the critic retreats...
...late, newspapers have been noticeably long on mud-slinging in their news and Washington columns, and short on constructive comment from the editorial page. They abound with insidious feature material to imply that because Mayris Chaney has danced in night clubs she is unfit for civilian defense, that because Melvyn Douglas is a Hollywood box-office star we must discount his impressive record as administrator and youth-sponsor, that because Jane Seaver is an acquaintance of Eleanor Roosevelt she is incapable of work in national morale...