“Spain’s highest-circulating daily, El País was born in 1976 as the country moved from dictatorship to democracy and has been a perennial advocate of liberal social policy.” Today, as it faces strain with reduced advertisers and a shrinking newsroom, editor-in-chief Javier Moreno steps to the fore to answer questions pertaining to modern journalism, a lapse of judgement and scandals gripping the country..
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Tags: Daily, El País, Javier Moreno, Newspaper, Press, Society, Spain
October 11th, 2013
Posted in Musings
“The BBC concluded that in today’s complicated world, there are now seven different social classes. These range from the “elite” at the top, distinguished by money, connections and rarefied cultural interests, to the “precariat” at the bottom, characterized by lack of money, lack of connections and unrarefied cultural interests.”
Most prominent in wealthy, developed nations, divides are blurring and new and emergent groups have sprouted out. Enter the ‘technical middle class’, or the ‘new affluent workers’- codified by their cultural and social capital, this phenomenon is here to stay and pervade in global cities all around, not just Britain we think. An interesting point to leave you pondering on this midweek…
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Tags: Britain, Class System, Lifestyle, Social Issue, Society
May 22nd, 2013
Posted in Musings
