Word: presse
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Moreover, an informed public opinion relies upon truthfulness from the press. Yet, this truthfulness is complicated by the fact that the Russian government enjoys a virtual monopoly over mass media. The government has severely restricted live coverage of the events in Chechnya on national television, effectively keeping millions of Russians uninformed of catastrophic civilian casualties. More troublesome is that the Russian government has restricted foreign and independent news agencies' access to Chechnya as well. Most of the Russian government's claims about the Chechen conflict cannot be independently corroborated, meaning that the Russian people--and the world--are basing their...
...want them to understand our struggle," he said. "The U.S. press is not covering the issue like it should, even though [President] Clinton is talking about...
NAME: Geri "formerly Ginger Spice" Halliwell OCCUPATION: Singer; ambassador for the U.N. BEST PUNCH: Garnered reams of press by confirming her relationship with famed British deejay Chris Evans days before releasing her new single, the same day Baby released hers...
...hordes of fans who have sent e-mails recommending his site to friends. Cagri, who "invitates" any young women coming to his hometown of Izmir to stay in his home, has provoked Clinton-based parodies, flash animations and a large Web fan club. He told the Turkish press that the site was a joke perpetrated on him by a teenage hacker, and reported the theft of his original Web page to the police. Cagri, who follows Islamic custom by praying five times a day, says he's alarmed by the thousands of e-mails he receives daily, mostly from women...
...that they've learned their lesson. To make matters worse, the local prosecutor overreacted, getting four of the boys indicted for "mob action," a felony. Jackson fired back by urging Attorney General Janet Reno to investigate the school board for allegedly leaking defamatory details about the boys to the press...