Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I worked in France and lived in England during the Thatcher/Mitterand era, and Mitterand was a personal friend of my boss who often lunched with the Prime Minister, from time to time I was there too. This gave an amusing insight into the vast difference between the facts and what gets fed to the press... I was always amused to hear how well the Tory (in UK) or socialist (in France) policies were working. Of course there was a worldwide economic boom going on at this time and Donald Duck would be having as much sucess as Thatcher or Mitterand. DD would be equally powerless to do much about a downturn either. IMHO. Frank --- On Thu, 14/5/09, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> wrote: > From: Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] News of the World > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Thursday, 14 May, 2009, 1:17 PM > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information