Did you by any chance mean saltiness?
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“As lifers in this game, they share a sensibility with their subjects: that in politics savviness is next to godliness, and everything's really about the next election.”
“Try comparing her against Obama – you will realize he far outweighs her in savviness and smartness.”
“It [plays] well on television, because it generates an endless series of puzzles toward which journalists can gesture as they display their savviness, which is the unofficial religion of the mainstream press.”
Jay Rosen: "He Said, She Said" Journalism: Are We Done With That Yet?
“Whereas I think that the real -- and undeclared -- ideology of American journalism is savviness, which is what made the press so vulnerable to the likes of Karl Rove.”
Jay Rosen: Karl Rove and the Cult of Savviness in Our Political Press
“Who’s going to win — and what’s their strategy — plays well on television, because it generates an endless series of puzzles toward which journalists can gesture as they display their savviness, which is the unofficial religion of the mainstream press.”
“However, levels of 'savviness' are lacking in other areas, most notably the environment: just one in six have calculated their carbon footprint online.”
“Assange brought a trove of raw data and a considerable degree of savviness about how to work with vast, complex databases -- and, not insignificantly, the ability to publish outside the reach of any individual jurisdiction.”
The Huffington Post: Rory O'Connor: The Coming Media Convergence
“The demographic make up of Iran is the most obvious precipitator of the reform movement's appeal and communication savviness with more than 70% of the 70 million population being under the age of 30.”
The Huffington Post: Adel Iskandar: New Media and Iran's Revolutionary Impulse
“Girls will soon be able to earn a merit badge for their financial savviness.”
The Wall Street Journal: Making Young Kids Smarter About Finance
“There are far more significant tax and legal issues that DSA/GSCC could be addressing, but they lack the technical skill/savviness to work on these issues. morning fizzy”
Tweets
Looking for tweets for savviness.
bilby It's not erroneous. The source is the page listed under the quote, i.e. 'Elizabeth Taylor urges primary voters to back Clinton.' The quote comes from a commenter, not Elizabeth Taylor. The example shown here reproduces faithfully what appears in the comment stream on the CNN article, “Try comparing her against Obama – you will realize he far outweighs her in savviness and smartness.” Jul 6, 2012
andyalper The Elizabeth Taylor "Quote" is erroneous and implies that the dearly departed was some kind of idiot. Jul 6, 2012