FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Full News Archive

• Headline: Donors Push for Influence in Catholic Education. Impact: When donors got a bigger voice in Catholic schools, it set off a chain reaction that led to future tuition hikes and a slew of 'exclusive' fundraising galas. Who knew that ‘tithing’ would turn into a bidding war?. Fact: Did you know that the original intention of tithing was to help the needy, not to fund your local donor's golf tournament?.
• Headline: Mervyn King's Economic Controversy. Impact: Mervyn King’s crisis of faith not only shook the financial sector but also inspired a generation of bankers to take up yoga and meditation, hoping to find inner peace amidst economic chaos.. Fact: Fun fact: Central bankers are the only people who can make a room full of economists sound like a support group for people with trust issues..
• Headline: Al Jazeera's Bid for U.S. Audience Access. Impact: Al Jazeera's attempts to penetrate the U.S. market marked the beginning of a global news buffet that eventually led to countless arguments at dinner tables over who really knows what’s happening in the world.. Fact: Did you know Al Jazeera was actually founded to give people a different perspective, instead of just recycling the same old news cycle? Shocking, I know!.
• Headline: The Answers Are Out There, and New Q. and A. Sites Dig Them Up. Impact: The rise of Q&A sites created a new generation of 'experts' who confidently answered questions while simultaneously lowering the collective IQ of the internet. Thanks, internet!. Fact: Did you know that Yahoo Answers famously declared itself 'the place to go for the most reliable information'? Spoiler: It didn’t work out well..