The News Media Plural or Singular in Public Perception
Bob Greene analyzes the shift in usage of the word media from a proper plural for many news outlets to a singular concept. He argues this change fosters the view of a monolithic, organized force behind politics and public messaging, contrasting past independence of reporters with today’s perceived centralized power. He warns against letting that perception erode trust in journalism.
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White House
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Walter Cronkite
New York
KFC Radio
San Francisco
Los Angeles Times
Billings Gazette
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Dear Abby Readers Share Strife and Ironies in a Family Tale
A reader recalls a long affair within a family, a senile mother, and a wife who endures, while Abby replies with sharp, era-appropriate humor. The second letter describes a flu plagued cousin who braved a wedding to attend, highlighting social faux pas and awkward affection.
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Abby
Salome
Denmark
Mary
Hudson Pleshette star in four hour NBC miniseries
AP reports Rock Hudson and Suzanne Pleshette headline The Star Maker a four hour NBC miniseries about a Hollywood director whose eye for beauty yields three of cinema historys biggest sex symbols Hudson plays Danny Wildblood and Pleshette portrays one of his wives Lou Antonio directs from an original teleplay by William Bast declined to comment further The item also includes a brief Dear Abby and Dear On Guard letters column excerpts.
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Hollywood (Ap
Rock Hudson
Suzanne Pleshette
Hollywood
Hudson
Danny Wildblood
Miss Pleshette
Lou Antonio
William Bast
Ballyporeen Tavern Hailed After White House Call
Mary O Farrell recalls a grateful message from a White House aide during a telephone call to the Ronald Reagan Lounge Bar in Ballyporeen Ireland as the town celebrated the U S presidential inauguration. The town claims ancestral ties to Ronald Reagan.
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Mary O'Farrell
White House
Ronald Reagan
Ballyporeen
Ireland
U.S
IOC declines U.S. bid to move Moscow 1980 Games
On this date in 1980 the International Olympic Committee rejected a U S proposal to postpone cancel or move the Moscow Summer Olympics in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
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International
U.S
Moscow
Afghanistan
Social Security contact numbers and guidance
The Cedar Rapids Social Security office recommends calling after midmonth for nonurgent queries and provides local and toll free numbers. Medicare help is also available by toll free line. A note mentions a 10 years ago artifact about air losses in Indo China.
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Cedar Rapids
U.S
Indo-China
Win at Bridge: Bobby Jordan Wins with Heart Finesses
In a 1966 Olympiad bridge contest, Norths negative double of three spades led to West choosing spades, but Bobby Jordan of Philadelphia steered a club lead and heart finesses to secure four hearts, five clubs, and the ace of diamonds for a strong match-point score.
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Oswald Jacoby
Alan Sontag
North
South
West
Declarer
Bobby Jordan
Philadelphia
East
Bobby
Newspaper Enterprise
Valentine card sending rises amid recession
Surveys by Hallmark show Americans exchange more valentines as the economy darkens. Last year over 800 million cards were sent making Valentine’s Day the second largest card sending occasion after Christmas. Dinardo notes a 7 percent rise this year and a 46 percent sales increase to adults over a decade despite two recessions. Traditional hearts remain dominant with rainbow designs and butterflies gaining.,
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John Dinardo
Kansas City
Dinardo
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