Word: gossipeer
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...distraction. At a time of anguish over Britain's national direction, a Hollywood-style cult of celebrity surrounding Queen Elizabeth II's offspring has endowed the royal clan with a more modern relevancy. The Queen's second son and his wayward wife provided everything in the way of gossip-page dramatics that their 1986 wedding seemed to herald. But in the end, the couple proved to be unsuitable for each other...
...another matter entirely. Robertson's coverage of the suit in such a personal way--and her behind-the-scenes account of the internal Times debate over the naming of the alleged Kennedy rape victim in Palm Beach--do very little beyond offer the same kind of "insider" Times gossip which all the Times chroniclers preceeding her have done. In a day when questions of women and work continue to baffle and bother feminists and corporate leaders alike, as women continue to be passed over for promotions, Robertson does very little to discuss the complex problems women at the Times face...
...situation. With more gossip journalists on the campaign trail this year, any sleazy rumors out there will be chased down and trumpeted in headlines, like...
...such twaddle seriously as a source of news. Beatty responded that the chasm between serious reportage and junk journalism, so vast in the editors' minds, was far narrower in the minds of consumers -- and in the reality of what gets printed by the mainstream press in an ever more gossip-oriented age. Asked Beatty: "Do you think that the public knows that you feel this? Irresponsible journalism should be pointed out by responsible journalism...
Collective judgments based on gossip are always crude, often stupid, and sometimes stir up a lynch mob. Anyway, the standards vary absurdly. Why is it all right for Bob Kerrey to divorce his wife and invite an actress, Debra Winger, to move into the Nebraska Governor's mansion for a time (the Nebraskans loved that touch of glamour) and wrong for Bill Clinton to stay married to his wife and work through their troubles...