“Il mondo intero ci guarda, nella speranza che ci diamo da fare per sistemare la terribile situazione economica in cui ci troviamo”. Presentandosi come l’unica alternativa credibile per guidare il Regno Unito, il leader conservatore David Cameron ha fatto un appello d’alleanza con i Lib-Dem di Nick Clegg in nome dell’emergenza economica, politica e sociale del paese. La sterlina è crollata al minimo da un anno a questa parte, i mercati sono stati nervosi e in perdita, l’idea che il paese con il più alto rapporto deficit/pil dell’Unione europea possa stare senza governo genera altra, decisamente non necessaria, instabilità in Europa.

Il presidente della Washington Post Co., Don Graham, e il vicepresidente, Ann McDaniel, hanno spiegato  ai giornalisti di Newsweek in videoconferenza che il giornale è in vendita. Ecco cos'hanno detto. DON GRAHAM: I came up to tell you in person what our company is announcing now. The Washington post company is preparing to sell Newsweek.  We have reported losses in the tens of millions for the last 2 years. Outstanding work by Newsweek’s people has significantly narrowed the losses in the last year and particularly in the last few months. But we do not see a path to continuing profitability under our management. We’ll immediately start talking to prospective buyers; we’ve asked an investment bank, Allen & Co. to help us conduct the sale. Our aim will be-if we can do it-a rapid sale to a qualified buyer. We’re a public company and we have to consider the price offered. But we’ll have  a second and third criteria: the future of Newsweek and the future of those who work here.

Il presidente della Washington Post Co., Don Graham, e il vicepresidente, Ann McDaniel, hanno spiegato  ai giornalisti di Newsweek in videoconferenza che il giornale è in vendita. Ecco cos'hanno detto. DON GRAHAM: I came up to tell you in person what our company is announcing now. The Washington post company is preparing to sell Newsweek.  We have reported losses in the tens of millions for the last 2 years. Outstanding work by Newsweek’s people has significantly narrowed the losses in the last year and particularly in the last few months. But we do not see a path to continuing profitability under our management. We’ll immediately start talking to prospective buyers; we’ve asked an investment bank, Allen & Co. to help us conduct the sale. Our aim will be-if we can do it-a rapid sale to a qualified buyer. We’re a public company and we have to consider the price offered. But we’ll have  a second and third criteria: the future of Newsweek and the future of those who work here.