The Listening Post looks at how the global
economic crisis has the media reaching for the
superlatives as they predict 'the end of
capitalism'.
In this week's News Divide we take a look at a
truly global story: The collapse of some of Wall
Street's most venerable financial institutions has
left economies around the world trembling.
The financial and business pages have taken over
the front pages and news anchors are competing to
find strong enough superlatives to characterise
the disaster.
But did the media ring the alarm bells loudly
enough in the months preceding recent events? And
how does the popular press make economics
accessible to a non-specialist audience?
Plus, in part two, we look at constructing the
narrative: how John McCain is dictating the
media's daily talking points in the US
presidential election.
Also in part two, join us for our Newsbytes and
Video of the Week. Tags :ListeningPostRichardGizbertfinancialcrisiseconomicmeltdownWallStreetbankcollapseLehmanBrothersFannieMae
Global warming could do more than just melt polar
ice. It could change our maps, and displace
people from cities and tropical islands.
See all National Geographic videos:
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/?source=
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Polls show that between one-third and one-half of
Americans still believe that there is "no solid"
evidence of global warming, or that if warming is
happening it can be attributed to natural
variability. Others believe that scientists are
still debating the point. Join scientist and
renowned historian Naomi Oreskes as she describes
her investigation into the reasons for such
widespread mistrust and misunderstanding of
scientific consensus and probes the history of
organized campaigns designed to create public
doubt and confusion about science. Series:
"Perspectives on Ocean Science" [12/2007]
[Science] [Show ID: 13459] Tags :NaomiOreskesglobalwarming
Next Decade 'may see no warming':
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7376301.
stm
World leaders need to remain alert to latest
scientific thought on climate change:
http://www.physorg.com/news110001435.html
Global Warming Risks Incorrect:
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/1328044
Major New Theory Proposed to Explain Global
Warming:
http://tinyurl.com/243go5
Melting Glaciers DO NOT Prove GW claims:
http://tinyurl.com/2qy2hu
Global warming/Kilimanjaro:
http://www.ecoearth.info/shared/reader/welcome.asp
x?linkid=77779
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN12
25401620070612?feedType=RSS&rpc=22
http://global-warming.accuweather.com/2007/06/mt_k
ilimanjaro_feb_21_2000.html
Global Warming Consensus?
http://tinyurl.com/3a7b7s
Climate Momentum Shifting: Prominent Scientists
Reverse Belief in Man-made Global Warming:
http://tinyurl.com/36jyvw
NASA's Chief Questions Need to Combat Global
Warming:
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3229
696&page=1
Scientific Smackdown:
http://tinyurl.com/26hzgt Tags :globalwarmingswindleclimatechangeinconvenienttruthweatheralgorescienceskeptic
Consecuencias del calentamiento Global, Es tiempo
de preocuparnos por el Medio Ambiente y el futuro
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