Outright bigotry had its role, but people are Concerned because newspapers have been screaming at them for months and years that they have every right to be concerned and they shouldn't let anyone say they don't.
As far as the media are concerned, nowadays newspapers rely on a limited number of syndicated sources as bureaus are closed down without compensatory hiring of reporters who are prepared to exploit the great array of electronic sources theoretically available to them.
While cheddar cheese manufacturers may be aghast at the prospect of their product being made in New York City, German food producers seem to be even more concerned, with Bild newspaper asking whether Black Forest ham will soon be imported from America – apparently such a product is already made there.
-- A Dec. 2 article by Schilling on alleged "concerned citizens" placing newspaper ads aiming to "compel Barack Obama to release documentation proving he is a natural-born citizen" fail to mention the WND article proving he already has.
Sunday's premiere episode is based on two stories, "The New Accelerator" and "Brownlow's Newspaper," both concerned with time travel and the dangerous things that happen when humans interfere with nature.
The league confirmed to the newspaper that concerned advertisers did inquire whether the league was "on top of" the media hand-wringing over player safety.
Repeatedly through the 90s, governments at the state and city level enacted laws and policies designed to stamp out what concerned parents and alarmist newspapers typically called "drug supermarkets".
Concerned citizens wrote to newspapers with comments like, "If this is the start, where will it end?" Parliament members called the show an assault on traditional values, and last Friday a few prayer leaders led 1,000 protestors chanting "No to indecency!" through the capital.
The difference between the raison d'être for journalism and the rationale for business is brilliantly illustrated in a letter sent by a concerned journalist to a US newspaper owner.
Though the play features gay characters, Arcadia Nicklay, the outspoken critic that is believed to have initiated the commotion with a letter to the local newspaper, is more concerned that "Rent" promotes "promiscuity".
