Los Angeles Times (May 13)
“Streaming giant Netflix is touting the economic results of its film and television show productions,” emphasizing its “programming has created more than 425,000 total jobs and contributed more than $325 billion to the global economy…. The company cited its filming work in more than 4,500 cities and towns around the world.”
Tags: $325 billion, 425k jobs, Cities, Economic results, Film, Global economy, Netflix, Productions, Programming, Streaming, Television, Touting, Towns
CBS News (October 27)
In Japan almost 1,000 “towns and villages face extinction because the country is simply running out of people. Japan’s population peaked several years ago, at 128 million in 2011. And if the dire forecasts come true, Japan will have as few as 59 million people by 2100.” This is not some distant phenomenon. “What’s happening in Japan is a preview of what many Western countries, including the United States, will soon face.”
Tags: Dire, Extinction, Forecasts, Japan, Population, Preview, Towns, Villages
