Word: filtering
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...keep an even journalistic keel on the whole thing.”But when Wright decided to insert a fictionalized passage into his narrative, he had to judge whether he was “corrupting” the material. Of course, historians and journalists necessarily filter the facts through the sieve of their own judgment. But Wright’s fictionalizations add an added layer of subjectivity which—considering the strength of Wright’s underlying research—proves to be entirely superfluous.Unavoidably, these minor transgressions will force readers to approach “Harvard?...
...ones in remote villages. Save the Children sent Mamola and the Colemans to Somalia, where they saw the woeful state of the roads. But they noticed that the countryside was littered with abandoned motorbikes, left by earlier aid workers who didn't know how to fit an oil filter or tighten a chain. If Mamola and the Colemans could import drivers who could handle the roads and maintain the bikes, a whole fleet of vehicles could be put back to work. "Things all came together," says Andrea...
...BOMBARD, 80, survivalist turned politician, who crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1952 in a 4.2-m inflatable dinghy to prove that long sea voyages had been possible in the past without freshwater supplies; in Toulon, France. Bombard made the journey with a sextant, fishing equipment, books and a plankton filter. He survived on raw fish, seawater, and plankton, which is rich in vitamin C, and drifted into Barbados from the Canary Islands 25 kg lighter after 65 days. He later served as France's State Secretary for the Environment before being elected to the European Parliament...
...notion that such food represents going back will be news to Middle America, where it remains the standard fare. Says Jean Hewitt, food editor of Family Circle (circ. 7 million): "It takes quite a long time for a trend to filter into the heartland. The East and West coasts are one group. They have decided what American cooking means to them, but that's not necessarily what the heart of America thinks it is." Certainly down-home food is not new to regulars at such enduring American establishments as Mrs. Wilkes' Boarding House in Savannah, where guests sit at community...
...last summer, constant squawking has filled the background of my daily life. The little black box on my bureau calls out street addresses, suspect descriptions, and the other minutiae of law enforcement’s lexicon. From speeding tickets to serious crime, the dispatches require a trained ear to filter out the real drama from the regular drivel...