Word: journalists
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...often exaggerated figures are used deliberately to mislead, raise money or advance an agenda. "Many statistics are generated by people who have a vested interest," notes journalist Cynthia Crossen, who is writing a book on how numbers are manipulated. The American Cancer Society has said 1 in 8 or 9 U.S. women will develop breast cancer, though the frightening statistic is based on women having an unrealistically long life-span. Environmental organizations tend to present the most alarming scenarios to pump up the threat of global warming. Hard-line politicians and gun lobbyists frequently cite figures creating the impression that...
...tasted of some heavy, acrid East European woe. Beside the woman, a Serbian political journalist -- a dandy in houndstooth jacket, wearing Jean- Paul Sartre glasses -- nodded angry agreement and flicked ashes onto the fish carcass on his plate...
Hence, the fine line: the good economic journalist will write at a level that anyone can understand but that the experts will still want to read...
...corridors. "My conscience tells me to vote for impeachment," said a well-dressed Moscow representative, "but I have my managerial position to consider." Another claimed, "The majority is on our side." But, the Deputy wondered, "how can our thousand-member Congress rule Russia?" Surveying the scene, a Russian journalist observed, "It's scary. If they vote in favor of impeachment, how are they going to enforce it? Secondly, they are not sure of the people's support." In Paris, Pierre Hassner, research director of the University of Paris Political Science Foundation, put it more sharply: "Everyone was scared of doing...
...some people involved in the selection process, Wright's criteria imply that he sees NBC News' problems as primarily public relations and that he hopes installing an eminent journalist can diffuse them. But as acting president Browne acknowledges, many inside NBC -- plus one candidate from outside -- think the recent difficulties directly result from the staff cuts as NBC's parent company, General Electric, turned the news division from a $126 million money loser in 1988 to an anticipated $20 million profit earner this year. Browne says Wright has promised that "there will be more personnel," but to at least...