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Lab, NPR correspondent Adam Davidson says that business journalism needs to lose what he calls the authoratative voice of God: So, the voice — I feel like the voice of business journalism is sort of, it’s an ...
NPR’s Adam Davidson explains the explainer: a model for complex news » Nieman Journalism Lab 2009
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What is illogical is the concession that explanations are lacking juxtaposed to claims that opinions being asserted by the gang of five are authoratative.
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Google Health on a mobile might actually be a great idea if Google can make it authoratative.
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I can assume (hopefully correctly so) that a non-fiction book I am borrowing from the library is vetted and authoratative.
State Birds and Foods of Many Lands Roger Sutton 2008
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There is a quality to his tone of voice that's very different from his speaking voice -- both soothing and authoratative.
Archive 2009-07-19 Sean Craven 2009
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I could only guess, and then try to sound authoratative or better yet, knowledgable.
"Did Ezra Klein post anti-Semitic comments to set up Ann Althouse?" Ann Althouse 2009
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So ... the people who failed to report Iraq's nuclear program in the late 80's and early 90's, found it when it did not exist in 2001-2003, reported in an NIE in 2005 that Iran was determined to devlop nuclear weapons, and now in an NIE in 2007 says that they are enriching uranium but just for civilian purposes is authoratative?
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Doesn't that go against the whole idea of the bible being inspired and authoratative?
Faith in Vane? James F. McGrath 2009
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There is a quality to his tone of voice that's very different from his speaking voice -- both soothing and authoratative.
Ten-In-One Parts Three and Four: "I'm A Very Vindictive Man." Sean Craven 2009
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While wearing pants will make us look like one of the gentlemen's club, will make us look more official and authoratative, and will hide the double-edged sword of our sexual charm.
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