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More important for these shows is the "great get": that exclusive interview with the tabloid-press star of the week, from Marla Maples to Mike Tyson (rest assured, he'll turn up on one show or another once his rape trial is over). These shows compete fiercely for such interviews -- not just with one another but also with the daytime talk shows and syndicated magazine shows like A Current Affair. The journalistic result, however, is often skimpy. Ed Bradley's 60 Minutes interview with Anita Hill, for example, was surprisingly bland; he probed little into her personal life...
...weeks ago, Nicole Miller, the New York City clothing designer notable for trendy one- theme designs, introduced a limited-edition collection of men's silk ties, squares, shirts and boxer shorts, as well as women's shirts and scarves, featuring some of the more infamous headlines from the tabloid New York Post...
...question now facing 12 Indianapolis jurors is this: What is a real Tyson courtship like? For a living -- oh, and a lavish one -- Tyson hurts people. What does he do for fun? According to tabloid tabulations, he has been cited as a pincher, threatener and "serial buttocks fondler" of women. His ex- wife, actress Robin Givens, accused him of brutality. His former friend, New York State Athletic Commission chairman Jose Torres, said Tyson boasted of all-night sexual marathons with two dozen prostitutes. The popular take on Tyson is that he sees women as nothing more than trophies, punching bags...
...guise of debating the propriety of doing so. The rationale, as explained by anchor Ted Koppel: Clinton himself planned to confront the issue publicly, agreeing to do Nightline that evening before a travel snafu forced him to cancel his trip to Washington. "It was no longer simply a 'Supermarket tabloid has charged . . .' " said Koppel. "The Clinton campaign had already decided, and we knew that they had decided to address the issue head...
...heels drop before those contests; his pollster describes his position as "precarious," and his campaign manager says, "More names will be coming." The questions are when such stories appear, how many there are, and of course the facts surrounding each charge. The vehicle of revelation, a "cash for trash" tabloid or the mainstream press, is secondary. "Nor will it matter that many say extramarital affairs are irrelevant to job performance," says a depressed Clinton adviser. "An odor will develop, a stench that will eventually cause voters to say they don't want as a role model for their kids...