Some interesting exchanges and provocative observations arise from these interviews with nine prominent broadcast journalists and one politician about presidential campaigns. Although numerous issues surface, freelance journalist Cunningham notes that the question of character—and the capacity of television to illuminate it—resonates most powerfully with her interviewees. Public television's Robert MacNeil, for example, observes that Dan Rather's famous on-air battle with George Bush in 1988 allowed the candidate to shed his image as a wimp. Conversely, Dave Sirulnick, director of MTV News, observes that in Bush's 1992 appearance with MTV's youthful Tabitha Soren, he ``looked like someone's father `scolding' his young teenage daughter.'' In a different take on the character issue, MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour essayist Roger Rosenblatt suggests that Bill Clinton's stance on capital punishment and flag burning better illuminate his character than the Gennifer Flowers scandal. More trenchant is Linda Ellerbee, late of ABC, who rues that the press protects those in power by not reporting on their failings and vehemently denies charges of the media's liberal bias: ``The national press is centrist if it's anything.'' By contrast, ABC's Jeff Greenfield reflects that TV news is hardly all-powerful, noting that reporting on Reagan's gaffes did not lessen his public support. Former vice- presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro, the subject of much media scrutiny, observes that questions about character should concentrate less on personal behavior and more on how candidates feel about ``moral issues'' like feeding the hungry. Cunningham concludes with a brief epilogue, noting that criticism of the media can and should help improve coverage. A small potpourri, but with more substance than most in this format.
Pub Date: May 1, 1995
ISBN: 0-275-94187-6
Page Count: 192
Publisher: Praeger
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1995
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Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis...
Privately published by Strunk of Cornell in 1918 and revised by his student E. B. White in 1959, that "little book" is back again with more White updatings.
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis (whoops — "A bankrupt expression") a unique guide (which means "without like or equal").Pub Date: May 15, 1972
ISBN: 0205632645
Page Count: 105
Publisher: Macmillan
Review Posted Online: Oct. 28, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1972
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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