Word: tabloidism
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...LaChance, a convicted labor racketeer. It took place in a bar at New York City's Hotel Algonquin on the evening of Jan. 10.1978. LaChance was then head of a newspaper drivers' union that had interfered with the delivery of the New York Trib, a troubled morning tabloid that failed after publishing for a mere three months. Donovan's company had invested $370,000 in the newspaper, according to Leonard Saffir, its founder and publisher. William Casey, now director of the Central Intelligence Agency, was briefly on the Trib's board. Donovan was a stockholder...
Agnes of God, just opened on Broadway, begins with a grisly anecdote: a young nun gives birth in her convent, strangles the infant and stuffs it in a wastebasket. From this tabloid tale, John Pielmeier has fashioned a mystery play about an enduring theological riddle: the virgin birth. Who sired Sister Agnes' child? A visiting priest? A local farm hand? Perhaps God himself? To determine whether Agnes (Amanda Plummer) is fit to stand trial for the murder, the court appoints a psychiatrist, Dr. Martha Livingstone (Elizabeth Ashley), to examine her. Soon enough, Agnes' superior, Mother Miriam Ruth (Geraldine...
Retreating into a shell is harder for those endlessly hounded by autograph-seeking clones and garbage-picking tabloid reporters--often, a pair of sunglasses is the only barrier. But in Jerzy Kosinski's Pinball, rock star Goddard not only manages to escape the publicity bubble but to leave it behind intact. In six years Goddard has struck gold on album after album, selling more records than any other rock star. In those six years, though, Goddard has never given a concert, interview or autograph. He has maintained a better secret identity than Superman. Even Lois Lane was suspicious; Goddard...
Whether or not Reagan follows the magazine's advice to the letter, you can be sure that he does not ignore it. After all, the viewpoints expressed in the tabloid reflect the same rock-ribbed conservativism from whence the President arose politically. Virulent anti-communism, limited government, and free enterprise--these conservative traditions have guided Human Events since its inception...
...keep taxes at bay, Human Events has since turned to savaging the GOP leadership for its less than full-hearted support of the budget. Headlines like "Why Aren't GOP Leaders Selling President's Budget" or "GOP Leaders Damaging 1982 Elections Prospects" dot recent front pages of the tabloid. Winter and his associate have hammered away at Senators Baker, Dole, and Domenici for showing skepticism about the administration's economic plans. Indeed, though the editor commended Reagan for continuing his "revolutionary path" with the new budget and new federalism, they urge still further spending cuts, "We think the President should...