Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Happy to oblige Bruce Have you noted that it is only composed of tanslations of articles published world wide - of course they must be a bias in the selcetion process, who would question that. This one too - yet to be launched apparently - should be worth a look when alive. http://www.presseurop.com/ Multilingual, it might prove quite successful if it takes off. BTW congrats on your French; Excellent ++ :-) Bien cordialement Philippe bruce golding wrote: > Merci, Philippe. > > Je vais l'ajouter a ma ma liste de sources d'informations. > > Normalement, je regarde les nouvelles a la tele. des pays latins et > ceux du nord (teutonics). C'est deux facons differentes de voir les > choses; + bien sur uncle sam! > > Salutations, > B. > > > On 13-mei-2009, at 20:41, Philippe AMARD wrote: > >> I don't know if this is published elsewhere in other languages, but >> the French edition of Courrier International is to my eyes a very >> good insight into today's world and might be of some interest to >> some of you. >> http://www.courrierinternational.com/ >> Phx >> >> >> bruce golding wrote: >> >>> when i first visited the states, i encountered a "book" of a >>> newspapers. it was a week-end, i believe. >>> >>> pages and pages of opinion, thought, report, some photos., far far >>> too much sport; drivel for everyone's taste. >>> >>> saddened, because i spent hours trying to find the us and world >>> news, without true success, i renounced the challenge. >>> >>> years later, when living in paris, i quickly discovered the >>> "trib."; between 4 and 6 pages of world news and then the us >>> sports; but quick and easy to read. >>> now that was, for me, a news-paper. for opinion i went to le monde. >>> >>> the week-end 'papers and magazines in the uk were split into >>> sections, so that one could and still can, read only the parts of >>> interest. >>> the magazines had the most wonderful picture stories on events >>> from the world, plus often indulgences to narrating, for example, >>> the life of a horologist ........ >>> >>> in the uk this market still exists, at the week-end, i think, but >>> ............ >>> >>> for the rest of western europe, national and local 'papers are >>> dying ....... rapidly. >>> commuters rely on the give-away editions; even in small towns for >>> local news, delivered weekly to the door. >>> >>> journalists with a personality which establishes a rapport with >>> the reader, will continue to be read somewhere, i hope. >>> but, for the rest, it's over. >>> >>> we are bombarded with information. to do/achieve what? each tries >>> to out-do the other, why? competition of the species. >>> to gain more, live grander; to what end? we sleep in one bed at a >>> time, require to eat satisfactorily and healthily, delight in >>> family and friends, enjoy .......... >>> our LEICAS. give and maybe receive .......... >>> >>> time to conclude, byee >>> b. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 11-mei-2009, at 18:29, Phil Swango wrote: >>> >>>> Leo Wesson wrote:interesting radio article on the kindle and >>>> newspapers and >>>> the struggle for >>>> newspapers to survive in the internet world. the newspapers here >>>> are >>>> tanking, most of my friends that work for newspapers no longer >>>> have jobs. >>>> >>>> I was wondering how the rest of the world deals with this? are your >>>> newspapers going out of business? >>>> =================================== >>>> >>>> Here in NM the Albuquerque Journal is still published and sold on >>>> the street >>>> as well as by subscription. I get it at home, and it doesn't seem >>>> to have >>>> changed much in the 15 years I've lived here, except that I've >>>> noticed a >>>> trend for local news to get more coverage on the front page. >>>> Maybe that's a >>>> tactic that can work for others -- concentrate on local news that >>>> wouldn't >>>> appear on national online sources. Most days I also read the NYT, >>>> Washington Post and USA Today, all online. Some days I also >>>> check the WSJ >>>> and CSM and a few others. I download the NYT and USA Today to >>>> the iPod >>>> Touch. USA Today has a particularly readable app for the iPhone/ >>>> Touch. >>>> >>>> Readability can be an issue on some devices but I have no problem >>>> with it at >>>> all on the Touch. Maybe one reason is that I'm hyperopic and >>>> presbyopic so >>>> my prescription involves a good bit of magnification. >>>> >>>> I've just started getting the New Yorker online in addition to my >>>> paper >>>> version. Not sure yet how that's going to work out but it's free to >>>> subscribers so I'm trying it out. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Phil Swango >>>> 307 Aliso Dr SE >>>> Albuquerque, NM 87108 >>>> 505-262-4085 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >