Friday, February 13, 2009
How the World Sees You
Following international news isn't just reading about what is happening outside your country. It's also reading what the rest of the world thinks about your homeland. Media coverage helps shape a nation's image. So take a look at what was the most emailed and the most blogged story in the New York Times yesterday: Laid-Off Foreigners Flee as Dubai Spirals Down. Do pay attention to what is said about the new draft media, which "some say is already having a chilling effect on reporting on the crisis."
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Wow .. It's interesting how a lot of things are unclear about what's going on. People in the government seem to be to "afraid?" to comment because they might be offending or ruining the reputation of their country which goes against this new media law that was talked about. It seems like they'd rather leave things unclear and reply as "no comment" just to stay on the safe side.
It's really sad that a lot of expats are facing difficulties and are facing the possibility of leaving the country because they're jobless. I never realised that the economic crisis was this serious. It sort of worries me.
“Why is Abu Dhabi allowing its neighbor to have its international reputation trashed, when it could bail out Dubai’s banks and restore confidence?” said Christopher M. Davidson. >> Maybe Abu Dhabi doesn't want to fall into a crisis of its own. Maybe helping Dubai would require much more than Abu Dhabi has to offer.
Interesting article .. very eye opening.
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