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THE FINAL 100 DAYS FOR BUSH, AND 24 FOR THE ELECTION
Published by October 11th, 2008 in General. 0 CommentsWhat long days!
It’s time to buy.
Apple ($96.80)
Google ($332.00)
Expedia ($11.81)
The New York Times ($13.60)
Let’s say that we buy $25.00 of each one of them.
Total investment: $100.000 USD.
Next week, I’ll tell you how much money we made (or lost).
BUSH MEETS WITH THE G7 FINANCE MINISTERS FOR LESS THAN HALF AN HOUR!
Published by October 11th, 2008 in General. 0 CommentsAP reports:
“The White House meeting lasted about a half-hour, less than scheduled.”
So, not too much to say or discuss.
Just a few minutes to shake hands, say hello, speak to the press, smile, take pictures and … leave.
A surreal time!
(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Designed by Deborah Withey more than eight years ago:
And now copied by Tina Brown:
Rupert Murdoch in Vanity Fair:
“He’ll sell more papers.”
Andrew Sullivan’s impression after the second McCain-Obama TV debate:
This was, I think, a mauling: a devastating and possibly electorally fatal debate for McCain. Even on Russia, he sounded a little out of it. I’ve watched a lot of debates and participated in many. I love debate and was trained as a boy in the British [...]
The Virginian-Pilot tells the story with clear infographics.
Sometimes, newspapers aim for poetry instead of using the right words.
While The New York Post makes poetry (FEAR), La Tribune in Paris and La Vanguardia in Barcelona use the right word: PANIC.
I just ended my presentation about newspapers’ need for content innovation.
You can follow the INMA European Conference live in Vienna here.
You can also get the full presentations, pictures and videos.
$700 BILLION IS A BIG, BIG NUMBER AND PEDRO MONTEIRO HAS A WAY TO SHOW YOU
Published by October 1st, 2008 in General. 0 CommentsPedro Monteiro, a visual journalist from Lisbon (Portugal), has done a great job trying to explain how big the $700 billion number is.
In one of several examples he says:
“This is the text of Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer.
With the text set to this size (2 pt) in Arial and printed at 300 dpi, each letter [...]
‘THE NO VOTES,’ MY CANDIDATE FOR THE BEST INFOGRAPHIC OF THE YEAR
Published by September 30th, 2008 in General. 1 CommentIt’s not fancy, but sober.
Not full color.
Not gigantic.
But …
It’s newsy.
Made on deadline.
Clear.
Highly informative.
Brilliantly executed.
Right to the point.
Answering the BIG QUESTION of the day:
“Why the hell all these congressmen voted against the $700 billion bailout package?”
A fantastic explanation.
Journalism caviar!
A gold medal, please, for this sure Malofiej winner.
(Click on the picture to see it bigger)
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