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notseamus  ·  4550 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.





mk  ·  4550 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Thanks. Although this anonymity might give 'editorial independence', how do we know this person isn't just a shill? I publish in scientific journals. I can't imagine our publications being anonymous. I would have a very difficult time trusting anonymous scientific studies, especially ones that have some bearing on political issues or drug development.

This is a very political article.

Also, it's dishonest to suggest that the OWS movement's validity has something to do with about corporate wealth disparity, particularly in listed companies.

This article is garbage.

notseamus  ·  4550 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Yeah, it could be anyone, but it's not out of character for the Economist, it's standard practise.

Agree on the other point though, OWS has nothing to do with corporate wealth, it's personal wealth that's the important measurement.