Latin America has tragically been under the spell of populist governments through out its tumultuous history. There seems to always be an important neglected sector of the population that will always fall for the belief that someone will hold a messianic solution to their problems. Not that they are completely to be blamed because many […]
Diabetes and Common Sense
How Common Is Common Sense? If people have a disease that has been directly connected to poor diet, lack of exercise, or both, it only seems logical they would make the simple changes necessary to be healthy. Common sense and logic would also seem to be identical, just a different way of expressing the same […]
The New Media Moguls Talk Politics
On March 28, 2008 at New York University, digital media trailblazers met to talk about how the web is changing American politics. With Jeff Jarvis moderating, Arianna Huffington, Jay Rosen, Micah Sifry and Lisa Tozzi talked about how the 2008 presidential elections have evolved, and what will come next. GroundReport.com produced the event and the […]
A Glimpse into War Journalism
A few days ago, I asked a journalist “how would you cover a war on the perspective of global journalism?” First, he surprised than he answered me that he is a crime reporter not a war reporter. I told him just to guess. This time he was a bit specific and answered, “it is difficult […]
Globalization and Bangladesh
According to Oxford Dictionary “Globalization is the fact that different cultures and economic systems around the world are becoming connected and similar to each other because, of the influence of large multinational companies and of improved communication”. According to Wikipedia (an web encyclopedia) Globalization refers to increasing global connectivity, integration and interdependence in the […]
Business Management
Introduction: Management involves managing efficiently and effectively the activities of men, machines, material and money. Efficiency refers to getting the maximum output from the available scarce resources i.e. ‘doing things right’. Effectiveness refers to ‘doing the right things’ to achieve desired organizational objectives. Every organization works towards achieving some common goals and formulates methods to […]