BROKEN NEWS ALERT!
NEWS BLACKOUT
Johann Wagener 4-12-13
Johann Wagener 4-12-13
That’s how the headline read on the front page of the Tucson Sentinal.com.
My question is; Why is a story of global impact that affects millions of people around the world not even get a mention in the main stream media? Where is FOX, NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, The Times, The WS Journal, and the hoards of “investigative journalists who claim to be reporters of news.
Is the following not considered news worthy?
ICIJ’s investigative series on offshore secrecy — which draws from a cache of 2.5 million secret records — has ignited reactions around the globe.
In the few days since the initial release of stories by the ICIJ and its media partners across the world, public officials have issued statements, governments have launched investigations, and politicians and journalists have been debating the implications of the records and the reporting.
Among the reactions and responses:
- French President François Hollande called for "eradication" of the world's tax havens and told French banks they must declare all of their subsidiaries. He also announced the creation of a special prosecutor to pursue cases of corruption and tax fraud. French government ministers have been ordered to declare their assets publicly within days.
- Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker announced his country plans to lift bank secrecy rules for European Union citizens who have savings based in the country, ending decades of bank secrecy in Luxembourg. "We are following a global movement," Juncker told parliament in a state-of-the-nation address. The new transparency regime would begin in January 2015.
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