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talking head

slang A person who is filmed in closeup while talking about some topic, especially for an interview, documentary, news report, etc. He always has the same talking heads on his show to talk about recent political events. The documentary relies way too much on talking heads instead of showing actual footage from the incident.
See also: head, talk

talking head

n. a television news reader or announcer whose head and neck appear on the screen. (see also meat puppet.) I’ve had it with talking heads. I can read the paper and learn as much in twenty minutes.
See also: head, talk
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While those who want an in-depth memoir of Talking Heads, for example, may be disappointed (although there are some terrific nuggets), Byrne touches on so many subjects that few readers with a more general interest in music will feel left out.
How Music Works
Talking of relationships, any fans harbouring wishes of a Talking Heads reunion, could be waiting quite a while.
Tom Tom and Talking Heads duo mix up nostalgia and new on first visit to Wales; As Tom Tom Club land in the UK for a long-awaited tour, founding member Chris Frantz tells Dave Owens the secret of marriage success, why he's happy to finally play a Welsh show and anyone hoping for a Talking Heads reunion might be wasting their time
I used to like to watch it on television because of the nonstop action and relatively few talking heads.
Lob us less of the inane stuff
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A stunning show and a timely reminder to dig out all that old Talking Heads vinyl.
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Fox Biz producers, meanwhile, are combing business and academia for talking heads and trying to head off any awkward expectations.
As good as their 'gets': FBN stirs booking blitz
Pero --fundamentalmente, ver y leer extractos mas abajo-- lo que aparece una y otra vez es el agradecimiento de escritores que se formaron y se deformaron escribiendo con Talking Heads como musica de fondo.
Talking Heads revisitados: ganar la(s) cabeza(s)
Does Rupert Murdoch's Fox News simply parrot the White House talking heads as Robert Greenleaf states in his film Outfoxed, or is it really fair and balanced?
Weapons of mass deception
Sadly, when it comes to news, news specials, television news magazines, and Sunday talking heads shows, none of the networks or the cable news options are doing exceedingly well with diversity or equal opportunity either in front of or behind the camera," says NAACP's Mfume.
Daytime's other drama: despite its popularity with black audiences, daytime television discounts black talent in front of, and behind, the camera. These industry insiders are pushing for change
Bromides aside, the outsourcing issue has become a major source of debate, not just from the politicians, television and radio talking heads, but also for many people who have been directly or indirectly affected by this trend.
At the crossroads
I can expect the usual vacuous talking heads on the airwaves to let a shill get away with saying, "Oh, that is not true," or, "That problem is being fixed," but not The Progressive.
A story full of holes
Baillargeon does not enlist a platoon of talking heads to analyze Jutra's fascination with water, or his other fixations and idiosyncrasies.
Claude Jutra, Portrait sur Film
AS leader of Talking Heads, he was one of the most innovative performers in rock.
Byrne is still heads in front of the rest; DAVID BYRNE Barrowland, Glasgow, June 28
Broadcast reporters and talking heads in search of le bon mot often imitate Mr.
From Stephen McCormick re Stockland column. (Letters to the Editor)
The stupefying passages of barroom philosophizing by Crouch's talking heads are, apparently, the price we are expected to pay for the intellectual
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