Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, Dr. DeLisle Worrell will host his first news conference on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 in the Executive Dining Room, Central Bank of Barbados.
Subject: Barbados’ Economic Performance in 2009 and Prospects for 2010.
Time: 11:00 a.m. - local time
Time: 10:00 A.M. ET
Video webcast will be accessible from this location: The Barbados Economy in 2009 and Prospects for 2010 on the central bank's website, http://www.centralbank.org.bb/
The central bank recommend that you access the webcast five minutes before its scheduled start time.
Yesterday, Tuesday, January 12th at 2:00 p.m., the central bank broadcast the Economic Review statement by a video feed and text release. I watched and read at that time and was impressed that the new Governor has decided to use new media to help get out his and the central bank's message. I was asked by the Nation newspaper to comment on the Review immediately after its release and this new format greatly helped me do that. Kudos to the central bank.
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2 comments:
Dennis I am asking you to be careful with all of these requests by the Nation newspaper.
With the Nation newspaper there is always more in the mortar than the pestle.
One simple question that you can ask them, why are they laying off qualified Journalists who can comment on such matters and asking you to do their work for free?
@Carson C. Cadogan, thanks for the concern, but I think you look at it in only one of many ways.
If the press ask for commentary, that is good journalism, as they then take my comments and fit them into a story that should be told. Better for me in those instances if they do not mess up my comments, though that's a constant risk.
If I write a letter to the press or offer them an article (unsolicited) and that is published, that may be good for me in getting my views into a certain public arena. If they request an article (paid or not) and they take it as written, that is akin to the letter/article in my mind: our purposes have both been served.
No general newspaper like the Nation or Advocate should be expected to have expertise in all areas. That is different from say a specialist paper like the Financial Times. What they must do is harness the available expertise and marry that with whatever journalistic skills they have.
Likewise, if one of the papers were to ask for a regular column, as we take to be a standard feature. That may suit me better as I would have a set timetable to work with.
Laying off qualified journalists is not the same matter. It may be that economically and financially the company cannot support them. It may also be the case that qualifications or not, they are not doing a good job. Those are general views, not particular to any journalism.
Part of the current trend is indeed for media houses to 'outsource' much more reporting. In fact, there were several reports on BBC World Service yesterday about how this process is being formalised internationally via the Internet and getting input that meets certain standards, and getting contributors who are willing feeds, rather than accidental feeds.
But, in some senses, I have become a pundit. Your concern would have some greater merit if I could say that when more qualified journalists were on staff they sought out the views of 'experts' (not me in particular). I would argue--based on conversations I have had with those in the economics fraternity--that over the past 3 years that was not the case.
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