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
The Economist (December 5)
Many aspects of Japan’s criminal justice system are admirable, “yet time and again innocent people have been shown to confess to crimes in the hope of a more lenient sentence—or simply to make the interrogation stop.” In fact, some estimate more than a tenth of convictions rests on false confessions. Changes need to be made, for example, “all interrogations should be filmed from start to finish.” Reforms like these “would give the innocent a better chance of keeping their liberty.”
Tags: Admirable, Crimes, Criminal justice, False confessions, Film, Innocent, Interrogations, Japan
The Economist (September 10)
“More quickly than almost anyone predicted, e-books are emerging as a serious alternative to the paper kind.” This may be better for readers than publishers, who must now overcome hurdles similar to those that have challenged the music and film industries.
