Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is always necessary to read two sources - at least. I learnt this forcibly when listening to the BBC reporting the election of Mitterand (so it wasn't yesterday!) and also (I think) France Inter. Two completely different stories - and Aunty BBC wasn't right. Over here we have a far too narrow view of the world. FWIW I tend to read the Financial Times not because of any involvement in the markets but because they have global reach and a duty to report the facts objectively (and no personality "news") and Le Monde or Figaro when I can get them or when in France. And The Economist. The internet makes it so easy to get foreign news access... Peter Philippe AMARD wrote: > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig