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University of Virginia Library WSLS-TV. Archive online: http://news.virginia.edu/content/uva-library-launches-online-archive-historical-tv-news-footage Access historic news clips and news transcripts, currently 3,600 news clips items covering 1951-1971. These years cover the civil rights movement and desegregation as well as feminism and Vietnam. An online exhibit page has a collection of themed items including news clips and scripts related to the […]
FRASER
Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has added some archival documents dating back to the 1930s. It now includes bank statistics from 1896-1955 and annual reports from federal banks some from 1914 onwards.
Opinion polls world-wide
Eurobarometer: http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/index_en.htm topics regularly covered include: European citizenship; EU enlargement, social situation, health, culture, information technology, environment and the Euro. Each survey has a detailed methodology. Afrobarometer African-led series of national public attitude surveys on democracy and governance in Africa. Use the website to get free access polls and data from 1999 onwards covering 20 African […]
Social Media – recent findings
Eurobarometer survey – e communications households What do households in EU nations think of their broadband speed, quality of service and tariffs for internet use. Latest public opinion poll from Eurobarometer. The role of social media in the Arab uprising The latest issue of free online journals Westminster papers in communication and culture Vol 9 […]
Tweeting
Twitter transparency report Latest update on official requests for information and take down from governments to Twitter. For monitoring of internet by governments try the Herdict site from Berkman Institute. It has crowd sourced, examples of blockages and possible censorship. For a different kind of tweet, Radio 4 tweet of the day – listen to […]
European Encyclopaedia on National Education Systems
EURYPEDIA Useful new tool which has encyclopaedia style entries on the education systems of over 30 nations in Europe. Entries include links to education departments, legislation, qualification information and teaching staff. Other topics include reform, funding mobility. Also useful on this topic: UNESCO’s International Bureau of Education site: http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en.html The website provides some access […]
Lad’s mags
The Cooperative Supermarkets have called for a number of men’s magazines to tone down or remove images of women from their covers. The Guardian has a good coverage of the story. It also has a letter from lawyers on the topic. Marketing Week is also covering the issue. For further details on the campaign to […]
Bloomberg: Turkey’s inflation
Turkey has been one of the emerging markets affected by speculation regarding the Fed’s tapering of U.S. quantitative easing. Bloomberg data shows the country has the widest gap between its inflation target and inflation forecasts in the EMEA region. You will find the case study document under the function FFM on your Bloomberg terminals.
Bloomberg: US GDP reporting
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis made substantial changes to how it defines and measures key components of U.S. gross domestic product. Bloomberg has tools to quantify and analyze these modifications to GDP reporting and measurement. You will find the case study document under the function FFM on your Bloomberg terminals.
Bloomberg: Mergers and acquisitions
Starboard Value LP is urging Smithfield Foods Inc. to consider alternatives to the company’s pending $4.7 billion acquisition by Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. Bloomberg’s M&A analysis function shows Chinese buyers have paid an average premium of 52 percent for U.S. companies, compared with the 31.6 percent announced premium for Smithfield. You will find the case […]
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