Monday, April 30, 2007

Afstan: Good development news

Some things seem to be getting better:
Afghan Infant Mortality Declines, Signaling a Post-Taliban Recovery

Small loans, big dreams
A microfinance agency run by an expatriate is helping Afghan women achieve financial stability

I wonder why the Globe and Mail put the second story on A12 and not the front page.

4 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

the first rule of skank journalism:

"If it bleeds, it leads"

Good news doesn't sell their advertising space

2:18 p.m., April 30, 2007  
Blogger Cameron Campbell said...

God you sound like Chomsky.

2:51 p.m., April 30, 2007  
Blogger Mark, Ottawa said...

Cameron: Somehow I doubt that the cunning linguist is relevant:
http://www.damianpenny.com/archived/006796.html

As for Fast Eddie:
http://www.damianpenny.com/archived/008017.html
http://www.damianpenny.com/archived/006849.html
http://www.damianpenny.com/archived/006635.htmlhttp://www.damianpenny.com/archived/006033.html

Read and weep.

Mark
Ottawa

10:06 p.m., April 30, 2007  
Blogger Cameron Campbell said...

He's relevent in so much as one of my big criticisms of him is that he forgets that newspapers, and most media, are businesses that deliver the news. Not news organizations that happen to make money.

9:08 a.m., May 01, 2007  

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