0 Have your say The timing of last week’s MacTaggart Lecture could not have been more serendipitous. As Channel 4 head of news and current affairs, and newly-crowned Queen of the Sisterhood, Dorothy Byrne, picked up a sling-shot and hit a succession of media Goliaths, including James Murdoch, squarely between the eyes, a squad of broadcast and print journalists appeared to have embarked on a mission to demonstrate the acuity of her take-down and the urgency of her message. Where to start? On Radio 4, where John Humphrys and David Davis were chortling like schoolboys over an act of domestic violence? Or on C4, where a new reality TV show starring Scarlett Moffatt is gearing up to exploit a Namibian tribe while ostensibly exploring a clash of cultures?Maybe we should take a look at the front page of the Daily Mail where an equivalence was being drawn between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s trip in Elton John’s private plane and Prince … [Read more...] about Dani Garavelli: Journalists must give the lie to fake news
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Newly elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rips Fox News for mocking her DC rent problem
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who this week became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, called out Fox News for belittling her struggle to afford an apartment in Washington, D.C., during a Friday panel discussion on “America’s Newsroom.”The Fox panelists snickered all the way through their chat on the topic, described in a chyron as: “Self-proclaimed socialist says she can’t afford DC rent.” Contributor Judy Miller actually laughed after host Bill Hemmer recalled that Ocasio-Cortez ― whose name no one pronounced correctly on the show ― was working in the service industry before she launched into her campaign to represent New York’s 14th District. “It is bizarre to see 1%-salaried anchors laugh at the US housing crisis,” Ocasio-Cortez, 29, tweeted in response.“There is no reason to be ashamed or embarrassed,” she said in another tweet.She added: “As much as Fox News likes to mock the … [Read more...] about Newly elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rips Fox News for mocking her DC rent problem
Government News 10/11
Socio-Economic Subcommittee convenes to prepare for 13th Party Congress Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the first session of the Socio-Economic Subcommittee in preparation for the Party's 13th National Congress in Hanoi on November 9 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the first session of the Socio-Economic Subcommittee in preparation for the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in Hanoi on November 9. PM Phuc, who is also a Politburo member, said that the eighth plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee approved the establishment of five subcommittees on the congress’s documents, socio-economic issues, Party statutes, personnel matters, and organisational work. He underlined the important task of the 51-strong socio-economic subcommittee in building a socio-economic development strategy for 2021-2030, and a socio-economic report for 2021-2025 to serve the 13th National Party Congress. These documents should put forward strategic … [Read more...] about Government News 10/11
Widening current account deficit results from rising oil imports
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia`s third quarter current account deficit rose to US$8.8 billion or 3.37 percent of the national gross domestic product due to rising oil imports that weakened the performance of oil and gas trade balance, among others. "The rising deficit in oil and gas trade balance resulted from increasing oil imports amidst global crude price hike," Bank Indonesia said in its official statement on the performance of current account in the third quarter of 2018 released on Friday. Current account which consists of trade and service balance serves as a parameter recording payment transactions between Indonesian population and non-Indonesian population. Hence, the current account reflects the inflow and outflow of foreign exchange earnings in a country and that this parameter also serves as a reference for investors to invest in the country and determine the movement of the currency`s exchange rate Cumulatively, the current account deficit until the third quarter of … [Read more...] about Widening current account deficit results from rising oil imports
Airport news: Southwest’s dual boarding, LAX rental cars, Atlanta, MEX, DFW, London
A roundup of the latest airport developments Chris McGinnis Updated 7:04 am PST, Friday, November 9, 2018 Southwest's dual-door boarding at four California airports Southwest's dual-door boarding at four California airports Photo: Southwest Rendering of the new consolidated rental car center coming to LAX. Rendering of the new consolidated rental car center coming to LAX. Photo: Los Angeles World Airports A Minute Suites airport rental unit. A Minute Suites airport rental unit. Photo: Minute Suites Dallas/Ft. Worth will use biometrics for flights to London next year. Dallas/Ft. Worth will use biometrics for flights to London next year. Photo: DFW Airport window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ … [Read more...] about Airport news: Southwest’s dual boarding, LAX rental cars, Atlanta, MEX, DFW, London