The U.S. Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) – which declined dramatically in June (to 54.3) – has decreased again in July (to 50.4) amid continued worries over unemployment and renewed fears of a global economic slowdown and a double-dip recession. While still well above its all-time record low of 25 in February 2009, the index is nowhere near a reading of 90, which indicates that the economy is stable. Financial analysts are reporting that for... Read more »
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Wikileaks Relies on Old-fashioned Tactics
By Alex Bigham, associate manager, London
Commentators and practitioners in the media tend to fall into the trap of “neophilia” – an obsession with shiny, new things. We should remember when looking at emerging trends in “new” media that they often rely on some fairly old-fashioned methods. At the heart of this week’s leak of the classified documents on Afghanistan is what makes any coverage a story: a good investigative piece of journalism with... Read more »
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