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This kind of writing is sensationalist, and it proves little. If readers do not know how or why Edward was fired, how can they ascribe to its implications...

Author: By Kelly A.E. Mason, | Title: Writing Under the Influence in the Roaring Twenties | 5/22/1989 | See Source »

...bisexual and had a fling with -- goodness gracious! -- Howard Hughes. He also spied for Britain and used LSD. Charles Higham and Roy Moseley, authors of Cary Grant: The Lonely Heart, write, "The honest biographer cannot shirk the painful truth, even at the risk of being called deliberately sensationalist." Some risks are no risks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cary Grant: Telling Tales | 3/27/1989 | See Source »

...enough; forceful and militant tactics are only one part of what must of necessity be a more comprehensive strategy. By criticizing activism on the basis of whether it measures up to the sheer spectacle of the sixties, Mr. Yoo falls prey to all the errors of a sensationalist press that values style over content, and ultimately shows only that he doesn't know what he's talking about. Next time, before you fault activists for their lack of commitment, take the time to figure out what's really going on. Jay Hodos...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Protests | 4/18/1988 | See Source »

...against what many U.S. Senators have deemed America's "most reliable ally," and the "only viable democracy in the Middle East." The SAS hopes to create a permanent wedge between the United States and Israel. To expose their true intentions, all one has to do is analyze their crude, sensationalist posters...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Anti-Israel Campaign | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

...self-control, and could create a backlash of sympathy for him. That does not mean, however, that the well-documented evidence of his deceitfulness ought now to be ignored. "Lying and cheating are serious charges against anyone," says Washington Post Political Reporter James Dickenson, "and it is not sensationalist or irrelevant to examine them." Even as the public resents the intrusiveness of the press, it will continue to demand to know as much as possible about the people who seek to guide the future of the nation. Thus questions about Hart's personal morality, judgment and truthfulness will continue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Keeping The Press at Bay | 12/28/1987 | See Source »

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