Sensationalism
71New York Times, The — Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. In 1896 it was bought by Adolph Ochs, who built it into an… …
72Pulitzer, Joseph — born April 10, 1847, Makó, Hung. died Oct. 29, 1911, Charleston, S.C., U.S. Hungarian born U.S. newspaper editor and publisher. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1864 to serve in the American Civil War. After the war he became a reporter and then… …
73dramatic literature — Introduction the texts of plays that can be read, as distinct from being seen and heard in performance. The term dramatic literature implies a contradiction in that literature originally meant something written and drama meant… …
74theatre, Western — ▪ art Introduction history of the Western theatre from its origins in pre Classical antiquity to the present. For a discussion of drama as a literary form, see dramatic literature and the articles on individual national literatures.… …
75Western sculpture — ▪ art Introduction three dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non European areas dominated by European culture (such as North America) from the Metal Ages (Europe, history of) to the present. Like… …
76sensationalist — 1. adjective Sensationalistic; tending to sensationalize; characterized by sensationalism (the use of exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention). It was a sensationalist newspaper, even by tabloid standards. 2 …
77Mark Twitchell — Arrest photograph of Mark Twitchell taken by Edmonton police on Oct. 31, 2008. Born July 4, 1979 (1979 07 04) (age 32) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada …
78Misconceptions about tornadoes — Windows and outer walls of the Bank One Building in downtown Fort Worth, Texas were damaged by the 2000 Fort Worth tornado. It is a commonly held belief that tornadoes can not strike downtown areas, but Fort Worth is just one of many cities which …
79Aufklärung (The German) and British philosophy — The German Aufklärung and British philosophy Manfred Kuehn INTRODUCTION The German Enlightenment was not an isolated phenomenon.1 It was closely connected with developments in other European countries and in North America. Like the thinkers in… …
80Excitation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Excitation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 excitation of feeling excitation of feeling Sgm: N 1 mental excitement mental excitement Sgm: N 1 suscitation suscitation galvanism stimulation piquancy provocation inspiration… …
