tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498961727602805543.post9179083781924207599..comments2024-02-18T04:34:40.897-04:00Comments on Living in Barbados: Starving To DeathUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498961727602805543.post-10536254423388771062010-07-20T17:59:01.310-04:002010-07-20T17:59:01.310-04:00I think I got the jest of the article. Our journal...I think I got the jest of the article. Our journalistic piece tend to lack further investigation of what is being stated.<br /><br />One would think that with the presence of the internet, pulling information would make the job of journalism a lot easier. Instead we are treated to these "fast food" stories using up ink and paper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498961727602805543.post-85680075690069416442010-07-17T08:57:28.024-04:002010-07-17T08:57:28.024-04:00Truth is Dennis comparing currencies still even wh...Truth is Dennis comparing currencies still even when placed in historical context still hides a lot of the real truths. For one thing the true value of the US dollar today as compared to 2007. The pound rising and falling in comparison to a currency that is consistently and rapidly losing value does not help much does it..!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498961727602805543.post-65648735893014194322010-07-14T10:05:43.682-04:002010-07-14T10:05:43.682-04:00Troy, you may be correct about lack of knowledge, ...Troy, you may be correct about lack of knowledge, but that does not stop the press teams either seeking expertise elsewhere (I have been approached, on occasion, to help explain something), or at least doing some simple background positioning of a piece, before going to print (it only took me 10 minutes to find the information I cited). But the apparent lack of such things speaks also to editorial ability and attitudes, and a contentedness about the published product.Dennis Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500715553200132089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5498961727602805543.post-43460693468837075842010-07-14T09:26:39.574-04:002010-07-14T09:26:39.574-04:00The sad reality Dennis is that the press teams tha...The sad reality Dennis is that the press teams that report on economic matters, whether statements by the Central Bank, ministers or even comments from economists, are not sufficiently knowledgeable in the discipline to ask more discerning questions or undertake more critical analyses. On such matters, the reporters are hardly more than scribes. So it is easy to suggest that they are mouthpieces for a party etc.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548532636318410556noreply@blogger.com