Sunday, April 4, 2010

The Giant Pool of Money

I think that this could potentially be the start of something new in the news world. I mean this comment by Nina Robbins explains why it should be: "Thank you very much for the program that aired today on 'The Giant Pool of Money'. It was, by far, the clearest explanation of the U.S. housing crisis -- the subsequent international financial crisis --that I have ever heard. It enabled me to finally integrate into a comprehensible whole all the previously incomprehensible pieces of information I had heard over the past months." I mean there are people that want to listen to news and find out what is going on with the mortgage crisis or the health care bill, but people are not out there explaining it, at least in terms normal people can understand. I try to listen to the news and find out what is going on, but sometime the way things are explained just goes right over my head. I think having people that will take the news and put it in layman's terms will definitely be helpful in the future. I hope to see more airings like this going on in the near future.

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  1. That's why I think blogging is such an important skill to master for journalism students (and all journalists). It helps us practice a point of view and voice that ideally engages our readers in a new way. We can be accurate and interesting and accessible.
    Christine M. Tracy

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