Introduction

Dear Reader,

Fall 2009. More than a year has gone by since the start of the largest crisis in economic history and we are still witnessing a period of unseen financial turbulence. When trying to stay up to date the reader can easily access a jungle of financial news with numerous dates, numbers, statements and forecasts that are published every day. The information in the different sources is similar, no matter from where it is taken, but the "packaging" of these news changes vastly. This is influencing the reader's opinion and his way of thinking and arguing about the current situation in the market. Why are there to be found different ways of putting the same news? How is the population being affected and manipulated? Who wants to be targeted with theses different methods?

On this blog some examples of information taken from different financial sources will be commented and the growing importance of financial media and communications in today's situation of insecurity and doubt will be discussed.

Enjoy!