Panic in the markets.
Stocks tumble.
A worldwide ranking:
-2.9 % in Australia
-3.0 in Israel
-3.3 % in Saudi Arabia
-3.8 % Japan
-3.9 % in Sweden
-4.1 % in Ireland
-4.2 in Egypt
-4.6 % in Shanghai and South Africa
-4.7 % in Canada
-5.0 in Chile
-5.1 % in Italy
-5.2 % in Zurich and Singapore
-5.3 % in Dubai, Finland and Mexico
-5.4 % in Hong Kong, UK and Belgium
-5.8 % in Portugal
-6.1 % in Greece and Amsterdam
-6.2 % in Argentina
-6.5 in Norway
-6.6 % in Brazil
-6.8 % in Paris
-7.4 % in India and Istanbul
-7.5 % in Spain
-7.6 % in Germany
-8.0 % in Russia
New York markets were closed today in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
So, what do readers and investors expect from tomorrow’s newspapers?
1. Not just newspapers of record.
2. Not just what happened yesterday (today).
3. Not just old news.
4. Not just old charts.
But…
1. Why this is happening around the world.
2. How this is going to affect us (readers and investors).
3. What to do now!
4. Context.
5. Lessons from the past.
6. What if …
So …
2. Consumer journalism.
3. Scenario journalism.
4. Strategic journalism.
5. Anticipatory journalism.
And leave the 24/7 bad news for the online editions.
Like with sports newspapers, financial newspaper readers want good news or at least how to survive in bad news times.
In summary:
What they need are not opinions, but analysis.
(Picture by AP)