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...middle, mean, “media” in its current usage is specifically derived from the expression mass medium, to define phenomena such as radio, television and newspapers. A sentence beginning with “the media,” then, is a sloppy generalization about a motley assortment of corporations, individuals and institutions and their journalistic activity...
...hours later, any fantasy of an easy ride is long gone. A lurid sign warning of the risks of rafting had confronted us as the bus pulled off the Lyell Highway, and our outfits have added to the feeling of uneasy excitement. We clip bright life jackets over a motley combination of bathers, thermal pants and tops, shirts, shorts and wetsuits, before donning helmets, thick socks, gloves and sneakers. We should expect, says Pat, an earnest, highly capable 21-year-old who's on his first trip as tour leader, to get very hot and very wet, often...
Sonja jumps up, and is soon back with a French bottle. Gerlinde fetches glasses and proceeds to uncork the champagne with a confident hand. I am still a little surprised: at the early hour for champagne, and at the friendly atmosphere of this motley group...
...event last Friday, sponsored by the Harvard Socialist Alternative, featured five speakers and culminated with a 45-minute address by Nader to a motley crowd of over 500. His speech addressed why he is running for president and what is wrong with U.S. politics...
...event, sponsored by the Harvard Socialist Alternative, featured five speakers and culminated with a 45-minute address by Nader to a motley crowd of over 500. His speech addressed why he is running for president and what is wrong with U.S. politics...