Two have since capitulated, firing controversial talk-show hosts and adjusting their news coverage.
— JENNIFER PRESTON Facing questions from members of the committee, Mrs. Clinton said she was not responsible for the controversial talking points on the Benghazi episode.
Further evidence of the pressure faced by journalists in Russia was provided by the recent removal of two controversial talk shows - Namedi (The Other Day) and Svoboda Slova (Free Speech) - from NTV.
"This is not the first time a controversial talk show debuted with mainstream advertisers staying out," Joe Mandese, editor of The Myers Report, an industry newsletter, said yesterday after being read a list of the sponsors.
My own view – and I realise it's impossible to prove – is that there is sufficient evidence about poor attitudes towards cyclists translating into less safe driving behaviour, that we can say such "controversial talking points" do, in a tiny but incremental way, put people's lives and welfare in more danger.
The unhappy answer is obvious now, but still male tears – even Brown's own tears – are seen as a controversial talking point, something people still hope might be a good thing, a sign of a more emotionally honest and open age.
He proposed the controversial "talking trees" hypothesis 25 years ago, and today agricultural researchers are keen to apply his findings toward improving pest resistance in crops.
With a design language that's sure to invite comparisons to the iPhone 5, it's safe to say RIM's flagship will be a controversial talking point, even if it was in development long before Apple handset's release.
Tech Workers Should Find Jobs That Benefit The World – Disrupt's most controversial talk was with Asana co-founder Justin Rosenstein, whose keynote asked those lucky enough to have job mobility to find professions where their passion intersect with a way to help others thrive.
Currently there's also controversial talk of stem cell breast implants becoming the latest rage.
