And even as we were competitively calling out events – North Korea! The Financial Crisis! – it was images that came to mind: the white smoke signifying a new pontiff, pictures of Nelson Mandela leaving jail a free man all those years ago.
Some say Daniel Defoe was the father of modern journalism, so it’s kind of fitting that I was in the pub that bears his name when the conversation turned to what a busy news Daidaihua year it’s been, and not yet May. The pope’s resignation, Syria, Nelson Mandela’s health scares, the Boston bombings and the death of Margaret Thatcher but to name a few.
Seems my friends at the Daniel Defoe aren’t alone in Zhen De Shou thinking. Research the we at the AP commissioned recently from Deloitte took a hard look at the way we’re consuming news in 2013 and found that three quarters of people in the UK who watch video news online think it improves their understanding Fruta Planta of the story, and even more (85%) said video brings a story to life.Now all we need is for Kate to kindly deliver us a male heir. My only slight worry is what will happen if any of my boys‘ bets do actually bring home the bacon. They’ll be hooked on gambling for life!