Word: palmed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this instance, as the accuser's face is concealed on camera in a way that protects her identity but also turns her into a cipher. The prospect of being at center ring in their own media circus may be discouraging other rape victims from coming forward Reported rapes in Palm Beach County dropped from 96 in April, when the Smith story broke, to 68 in November...
...world of journalism, there are datelines that burn forever in the crucible of memory: Berlin '45. Little Rock '57. Leopoldville '64. Chicago '68. Now a new one can be added: West Palm Beach...
...unbelievably boring," says Evelyn Kusserow, a reporter for Germany's Stern magazine, as she sits in front of a TV in the offices of the Palm Beach Review watching public prosecutor Moira Lasch's performance. Minutes later, a camera crew from the German weekly Der Spiegel wanders in, ostensibly to film a roomful of American journalists watching the televised trial. Little do they know that one of the people they are filming is a fellow countrywoman. Thus the Germans from Der Spiegel have flown thousands of miles to cover the coverage of the trial, and end up with footage...
...cameras to utter the same phrases as their 200 peers. Those who are covering the media circus spend their time interviewing other journalists: reporters from the Miami Herald grill reporters from France-Soir, while reporters from Italy's La Repubblica patiently answer questions posed by reporters from the Palm Beach Post...
...Pepsis and Campari-and-seltzers at the event. The cameraman zeroes in on the bartender as he mixes a drink and passes it to a thirsty reporter. Lights, camera, action. The cameraman works for the program Now It Can Be Told. Now it can be told that bartenders in Palm Beach mix + Campari-and-seltzers for journalists from out of town? Why couldn't it be told before...