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Terence Smith (journalist)

Terence Smith (journalist) is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Terence Smith (journalist) rather than just read about it. In short: Terence Smith (born 1938) is an American journalist who worked as a special correspondent at The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, worked for The New York Times, and CBS News. Smith has been a guest host for The Diane Rehm Show, and contributes to The Huffington Post.

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Reference excerpt

Terence Smith (born 1938) is an American journalist who worked as a special correspondent at The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, worked for The New York Times, and CBS News. Smith has been a guest host for The Diane Rehm Show, and contributes to The Huffington Post. At CBS, Smith won two Emmy Awards, in 1990 for his coverage of Hurricane Hugo, and in 1989 for his coverage of people who live near nuclear power plants. He retired from PBS NewsHour in 2006. He has strong environmental interests and served on the advisory board of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and chaired the Board of Trustees of the Chesapeake Bay Trust of the State of Maryland from 2015 to 2017. Smith was born to sportswriter Red Smith, and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1960. Smith is married and has two grown children and three grandchildren. He lives in the Eastport neighborhood in Annapolis, Maryland, on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay.

Works Smith, Terence (2021). Four Wars, Five Presidents: A Reporter's Journey from Jerusalem to Saigon to the White House. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538160619.

References

Sources "Terence Smith, Media Correspondent and Senior Producer". Online NewsHour. PBS. Archived from the original on March 27, 2008. Retrieved March 9, 2007. "Terence Smith". HuffPost. Retrieved October 23, 2021. "Interview: Terence Smith, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer". JournalismJobs.com. January 2004. Archived from the original on April 13, 2007. Retrieved March 9, 2007. "Speaker Showcase: Terence Smith". wkconline.org. Western Knight Center for Specialized Journalism. April 24, 2002. Archived from the original on November 5, 2004.

External links Official website Terence Smith on LinkedIn

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Terence Smith (journalist)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Terence Smith (journalist) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Terence Smith (journalist) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Terence Smith (journalist) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Terence Smith (journalist)

In research: Terence Smith (journalist) appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Terence Smith (journalist) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Terence Smith (journalist) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1938 births, American journalist, 1930s birth stubs, American reporters and correspondents, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Terence Smith (journalist) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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