As the G-8 leaders prepare to meet at Camp David on Friday, the dominant topic of conversation will be the European debt crisis. Yet it is a crisis that has attracted minimal interest or concern among the U.S. public, despite warnings from economists that Europe’s problems may threaten this country’s fragile recovery. (Pew Research Center) [...]
Captain Kirk wants an iPad hybrid, and dammit Jim, he’s going to get one. – Information Week The world is in an economic turmoil that doesn’t seem likely to end soon. Europe is struggling with sovereign debt. U.S. unemployment remains chronically high. Entire industries are changing or dying. Understanding business and the economy is more [...]
It’s been almost 11 weeks since the bankrupt parent company of American Airlines started negotiating a restructured labor agreement with its pilots. (StateImpact) Bankrupt Twinkie-maker Hostess Brands Inc. is going toe-to-toe with its workers’ union in a clash that the company said may lead to its own liquidation. (Baltimore Sun) ”Bankrupt” is a harsh term. For most [...]
Ham will be the centerpiece of many Easter dinners this weekend, but the cost of that traditional main dish may make it harder for families to live high on the hog. (AP) Burger King is dusting off its crown and going public again. (AP) Occasionally you will come across something awful that you know everyone [...]
The American Copy Editors Society’s annual conference is April 12-14 in New Orleans, and as usual there are sound reasons to take the time and spend the money to go. ACES is not what it used to be. The group was organized in 1997 and held its inaugural conference on the campus of the University [...]
No one knows how many people are out of work in America. If we would just accept that, reporting on unemployment would be more honest, if not easier. My friend and colleague Bernie Kohn reported on some of the intricacies of employment numbers in the summer of 2010. “Far too much is read into the precise [...]
A smoker holds a lit cigarette. (Washington Post) Presumably we all want to be taken seriously, but we invite ridicule and waste space by making sure there is “art with every story” even if there isn’t any to use. Business pages are littered with pointless pictures that do nothing to enhance the stories they supposedly [...]
Amazon may be venturing beyond the world of online retail to set up its first brick-and-mortar shop, according to a report from Bloomberg News. (Washington Post) Wall Street feeds on rumors, but it’s really not our job to satisfy its hunger. Call me a dreamer (you wouldn’t be the first), but I like to think that we should do [...]
There are plenty of books and websites that point out stupid writing and usage. Writers and editors should be well-schooled in spotting and fixing lazy language, but if they are, they’ve forgotten how. We’re reluctant to present yet another tedious list of mind-numbing, foolish words and phrases, but every once in a while, a list is what [...]
