Word: somewhat
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...postshow atmosphere at CBS was grim. Some 6,000 people called CBS's New York headquarters that evening, most crying foul. Howard Stringer, the president of CBS News, came somewhat belatedly to Rather's defense. "The public doesn't often see aggressive journalism on television," he explained. "This is not the time to be careful how we address the people who want to be President of the United States." Stringer says the episode reinforced the need for live television on the evening news. "If we want to sanitize the evening news all the time, where all the edge is taken...
...recent case involving three students from East Hazelwood High School in Missouri makes the otherwise black and white view of state-press relations somewhat more complicated, for in this instance the state was both owner and editor. The Supreme Court in a 5-3 decision affirmed the right of the principal of the school to prevent the publication of two stories in the school's student newspaper, the Spectrum. The principal felt that the articles concerning teen-age pregnancy and divorce threatened the privacy rights of students quoted in the articles, and he pulled them from the paper...
...caucus process has become an industry in itself, which is somewhat troubling. State leaders see a gain from big media attention. Des Moines Restaurant Impresario Guido Fenu figures to do an extra $20,000 in business because of the political groupies who now inundate the Savery Hotel. James Barnes, chief political reporter for the National Journal, sought out a "typical" Republican home in Des Moines to witness the reaction to the debate of the candidates a fortnight ago. When he arrived, a crew from the C- SPAN network was in the living room, and one from a local station soon...
...Democratic doldrums? His long-awaited first joint appearance with his Democratic rivals came last Friday night at a debate sponsored by the Des Moines Register. But instead of fireworks, there was only fizzle. Moderator James Gannon opened with the predictable adultery question, and Hart rattled off his polished yet somewhat jarring apologia: "We have never expected perfection from our leaders, and I don't think we should begin now." He added, "I'm a sinner, but my religion tells me that all of us are sinners." His rivals never mentioned Hart's character or morals. Two hours...
...rocketed to 129.45 by Thursday in New York. Against the West German currency, the greenback jumped from a record low of 1.56 marks on Monday to a week's high of 1.65. But no one could say whether the dollar's comeback could endure. The fragile currency backslid somewhat against the yen and mark on Friday in reaction to estimates that the U.S. budget deficit would balloon once again in fiscal...