Harun ar-Rashid
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Harun ar-Rashid (763–809), fifth Abbasid caliph of Baghdad 786–809. The most powerful of the Abbasid caliphs, he was made famous by his portrayal in the
Arabian Nights, and is known particularly for his custom of walking the streets of his city in disguise.
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Explicating sensationalism in television news: content and the bells and whistles of form.(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media; 9/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; Sensationalism in journalism has been discussed...First, it has been argued that sensationalism plays an important role in maintaining...of current public discourse about sensationalism in journalism (Altschull, 1990...
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Perceptions of sensationalism among U.S. and Mexican news audiences.(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Newspaper Research Journal; 1/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...two somewhat different concepts of news sensationalism. Some work treats sensationalism as a researcher-defined property of communication...emphasizes audience reactions or perceived sensationalism, of which Danielson et al. provided one...
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News in an age of competition: the case of sensationalism in Dutch television news, 1995-2001.
Magazine article from: Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...that might be best described as "sensationalism" (Grabe, Zhou, & Barnett...expanding a recent conceptualization of sensationalism that is largely based on the limited...it will establish the extent of sensationalism in television news in a setting that...
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The Body in the Reservoir: Murder and Sensationalism in the South.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Southern History; 8/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Reservoir: Murder and Sensationalism in the South. By Michael...Reservoir: Murder and Sensationalism in the South is a fascinating...changing character of sensationalism in turn-of-the-twentieth...
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MEDIA SENSATIONALISM SELLS - AND KILLS.(FRONT)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 6/11/1996; 700+ words
; ...especially if the person is in a position of leadership. Why do they do this? Sensationalism. Sensationalism sells. The media thrive on sensationalism. You in the media wouldn't waste your time reporting on the construction worker...
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EDITORIAL: Sense vs. sensationalism
News Wire article from: University Wire; 9/9/2002; ; 589 words
; ...benefit from it). We can't define sensationalism, much like we can't confidently...fact that there is such a thing as sensationalism, and the media practice it. You...profitably supply this excess and sensationalism because there is a demand for it...
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COLUMN: Don't be victimized by sensationalism
News Wire article from: University Wire; 10/28/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Rubberneckin'" is just one example of sensationalism. Many people live the basic nine...add to the conversation the better. Sensationalism grabs the attentions of the masses...higher-rated and more watched show. Sensationalism also works for those political, religious...
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The O.J. environmental story: can environmental news compete with sensationalism.
Magazine article from: E; 4/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...Angeles Times, living in the citadel of sensationalism, and she says, only half in jest...Day in 1990, he has watched the new sensationalism overtake serious reporting on the...crowd of practicing its own form of sensationalism, publishing "toxic terror" stories...
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Add to the EH job description: the need to balance media sensationalism and public skepticism.(Managing Editor's Desk)(environmental health)
Magazine article from: Journal of Environmental Health; 11/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...qualifications. 1. I am no fan of media sensationalism. I have become very cynical about...media, and in particular, "media sensationalism." Public and environmental health...telling him that I too disdained media sensationalism, I then (emphatically) explained...
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Sensationalism has become identical with sports
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 7/12/2004; 597 words
; New Straits Times 07-12-2004 Sensationalism has become identical with sports Edition: Main/Lifestyle...coach and athletes and, or course, the associations. Sensationalism has become identical with sports. While Datuk Azalina...
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Sensationalism
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Sensationalism Certain events, even when reported...connotations imply unjustifiable sensationalism. Sensational stories often are written...the 1990s illustrate irresponsible sensationalism without intentional deceit. The...
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sensationalism
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...exciting or shocking stories or language at the expense of accuracy, in order to provoke public interest or excitement: media sensationalism. 2. Philos. another term for phenomenalism . DERIVATIVES: sen·sa·tion·al·ist...
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Claude Adrien Helvétius
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...with a Special Emphasis on the Educational Implications of Sensationalism (1926), is a still useful introduction. For Helv...with special emphasis on the educational implications of sensationalism, New York, AMS Press, 1972. Hazlitt, William, An essay...
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Hearst, William Randolph
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
...1951). The term described a newspaper that focused on sensationalism to sell papers, including frenzied reporting of sports...Examiner , Hearst began his run at faking news and using sensationalism to sell papers. He paid top wages, attracted the best...
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Pulitzer, Joseph
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
...Dispatch into a profitable newspaper with a formula of sensationalism and attacks on municipal corruption. With its profits he...his vacation retreats and yachts. The World ’s sensationalism, especially its Cuban coverage, reached a peak in 1896...
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