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Enron and the curse of contrarianism
NOCERA on GLADWELL: To be sure, his central point is largely correct, though hardly the contrarian revelation he makes it out to be: Wall Street’s corps of analysts, hedge fund operators, ratings agencies and all the rest should really have paid more attention to Enron’s public disclosures.Nice piece from the NYT‘s Joe Nocera unpicking Malcolm…
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Crude Journalism
I‘m not used to getting dedications in books, but I am especially proud of getting a mention (albeit barely deserved) in Alao Adedayo‘s Crude Journalism: The History of Alaroye and African Indigenous Language Newspapers. Don’t be put off by the sub-title this is a rollicking good read – like Rousseau‘s Confessions. It tells the story…
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Disappointed by the pace of success?
Final Bush-Blair presser post and my favourite Bushism – “I am disappointed by the pace of success.” Here’s the basic division of opinion on Nick Robinson. 1) GO GET ‘EM Chicago Tribune: We American reporters aren’t sure why our British cousins don’t stand when they ask questions of our president or their prime minister like…
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Unknown British reporter
Whereas Nick Robinson and Bill Neely are identified on the Media Matters log of the Blair-Bush presser, haunting proceedings is an anonymous, barely noticed character: Unknown British reporter: “I’ll try to be succinct. Mr. President…” An agency reporter? Take a bow, Adam Boulton!