Berto Jongman: Investigative Journalism — A History and a Renaissance…

Tomgram: Anya Schiffrin, Who Knew We Were Living in the Golden Age of Investigative Journalism? EXTRACT The mass layoffs of older journalists around the world has had one benefit: there are plenty of experienced hands ready to train the next generation and provide institutional memory at innovative ventures. Some of these oldtimers, who aren’t busy …

Owl: CDC Whistleblower Reveals Massive US Government – Corporate — Media Complicity in Concealing Vaccine Cause of Autism — 340% Increased Risk Documented Long Ago — Lawsuits Planned Legions of Parents Anguished

Major CDC Cover-up on Connection of Vaccines and Autism is About to Blow Open Like Mount Vesuvius This story about a very big cover-up on the link between vaccines and autism committed by the CDC has been making the rounds on alternative media for the last ten days. The implications to be seen in this …

Stephen E. Arnold: Information Manipulation — Google Leads, All Others Guilty as Well

Information Manipulation: Accountability Pipedream I read an article with what I think is the original title: “What does the Facebook Experiment Teach us? Growing Anxiety About Data Manipulation.” I noted that the title presented on Techmeme was “We Need to Hold All Companies Accountable, Not Just Facebook, for How They Manipulate People.” In my view, …

Jean Lievens: Bank of England Governor – Capitalism Doomed Without Ethics

Bank of England governor: capitalism doomed if ethics vanish Mark Carney issues strong critique of City behaviour and warns of growing sense that basic social contract is breaking down Angela Monaghan The Guardian, Tuesday 27 May 2014 Capitalism is at risk of destroying itself unless bankers realise they have an obligation to create a fairer …