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notseamus  ·  4747 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Your daily propaganda from the Economist?
The Economist never runs bylines in order to promote editorial independence:

Articles often take a definite editorial stance and almost never carry a byline. Not even the name of the editor (from 2006, John Micklethwait) is printed in the issue. It is a long-standing tradition that an editor's only signed article during his tenure is written on the occasion of his departure from the position. The author of a piece is named in certain circumstances: when notable persons are invited to contribute opinion pieces; when journalists of The Economist compile special reports; and to highlight a potential conflict of interest over a book review. The names of The Economist editors and correspondents can be located, however, via the media directory pages of the website.

The statistics are useless without a broader 30 or 50 year view, the crux of the OWS argument is that it's getting worse over time and the difference is pretty staggering.