Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
that is where Western corruption comes in
English answer:
this is where/the point that the issue of corruption becomes relevant
Added to glossary by
Jenni Lukac (X)
May 14, 2011 08:19
13 yrs ago
English term
that is where Western corruption comes in
English
Social Sciences
Media / Multimedia
"As these two respondents suggest, issues of taste should come second place to ethical concerns and political action:
male 1: That is where Western corruption comes in and I think it would open up a lot of eyes.
Male 3: I think you have just got to shock people. If you want to do a story it has to start off gory with arms and legs or silence [saying] you're caued this or...
Male 1: Like you say you would get thousands of letters but it wouldn't stop the person watching the news the next evening."
I'm not sure what it refers to - I've got a feeling that to issues of taste (western corruption would come in through issues of taste) but I don't know how to take it in...
male 1: That is where Western corruption comes in and I think it would open up a lot of eyes.
Male 3: I think you have just got to shock people. If you want to do a story it has to start off gory with arms and legs or silence [saying] you're caued this or...
Male 1: Like you say you would get thousands of letters but it wouldn't stop the person watching the news the next evening."
I'm not sure what it refers to - I've got a feeling that to issues of taste (western corruption would come in through issues of taste) but I don't know how to take it in...
Responses
| 4 +4 | this is where/the point that the issue of corruption becomes relevant |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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| 2 | political, financial and cultural |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Responses
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5 mins
Selected
this is where/the point that the issue of corruption becomes relevant
I believe that the "speaker" wishes to say that this is where he/she considers it interesting to bring up the subject of corruption; it's where it "fits" in the discussion of news reporting.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
2 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
&
English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
political, financial and cultural
sounds more like a reference to both intellection and moral corruption, though more context would help
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