BREAKING: Vote for president of Egypt extended till 9pm Ahram Online, Wednesday 23 May 2012 Secretary-General of the SPEC Hatem Begato announced that the electoral commission overseeing the voting process has extended the voting hours for Egypt's president on Wednesday, the first in two days of casting ballots, by one hour past the previously set 8pm deadline in order to accomodate rising voter turnout. Short link: Continue reading →
by Mallary Jean Tenore Published May 23, 2012 6:33 am Updated May 23, 2012 7:09 am There’s been a lot of talk about public editors this week after Washington Post media writer Erik Wemple broke the news that Arthur Brisbane would be ending his term as The New York Times’ public editor this fall. The news raises interesting questions not just about what the Times needs in its next public editor, but about the value of public editors in general. What role should public editors play in today’s newsrooms? Are they asking the right questions? What are they doing for readers and the news organizations they work for, and what could they be doing better? We’ll explore these questions with Reuters’ Jack Shafer, Poynter’s Craig ... Continue reading →
Superfly is offering Extra Mooga customers a 100% refund, including those $17.71 handling fees. "We promised you a terrific Extra Mooga experience this past weekend and we didn’t deliver," the organizers write on their website. "We’re very sorry if we disappointed you." Roughly 4,000 people paid for the Extra Mooga experience over the weekend, so at $267.21 per ticket, they'll be paying over $1 million in refunds. No word on whether Superfly will pump the stomachs of David Chang, Aziz Ansari, James Murphy, and Ruth Reichl, and let us all watch. Refund requests can be directed to refunds@googamooga.com and must be made within 30 days. In keeping with the time-honored tradition of segregating the Gifted from the Normals, Superfly created a special email address for ... Continue reading →
By Katie Martin and Laura Clarke The prospect of Greece leaving the euro is the only thing anyone is talking about in the markets at the moment. It even has its own nickname: Grexit. Nothing is certain here; Greece may or may not leave, and there’s a huge range of potential policy responses. So, making allowances for some guesswork, here’s a rundown of the latest on some economists’ and analysts’ views on what could happen next. CAPITAL ECONOMICS: “Leaving the euro zone could indeed be the only way for these countries to avoid a sustained and damaging period of deflation [and] an exit and devaluation would result in a significant and lasting boost to a departing country’s competitiveness, potentially kick-starting an economic recovery.” The repercussions ... Continue reading →
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