More on Class
The Tiger in Winter sent along some class conscious quizzes yesterday. I did the Furniture one today. I like my result, I think: Old Money. I also got a smattering of New Money and Middle Middle. My taste for electronics dragged me down. Dang! (is that Old Money?) It wasn't too hard to see where most of the choices would take you, but I was baffled, baffled I tell you, over the floor covering. What is wrong with pile carpet? They claim it isn't even middle middle - it's lower class. I would have said that about deep shag...
Makes room for CanWest to join the majors
Kudos to CanWest for calling a terrorist a terrorist . Many, including The Last Amazon , will be happy to hear it. Reuters is among the worst of the major western news services, where I would also place the BBC and the CBC.
Unsurprisingly, Reuters is not happy about the changes CanWest made to Reuters wire stories:
Our editorial policy is that we don't use emotive words when labeling someone," said David A. Schlesinger, Reuters' global managing editor. "Any paper can change copy and do whatever they want. But if a paper wants to change our copy that way, we would be more comfortable if they remove the byline." Mr. Schlesinger said he was concerned that changes like those made at CanWest could lead to "confusion" about what Reuters is reporting and possibly endanger its reporters in volatile areas or situations. "My goal is to protect
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