European Insights

Three reasons to distrust major media or: Where deadlines meet speeding fines

Feb 12th, 2009 | By admin | Category: European Insights, General, Tradespotting

Sometimes it’s just funny what happens when checking facts is a mere luxury. You may use this story as a good example for staying suspicious when it comes to secondary research based on open sources. And this is how it goes:
Last weekend the German Minster for Economic Affairs stepped down, and a new one was [...]



CI, ethics and consequences in France

Jan 30th, 2009 | By admin | Category: European Insights, General, Public perception

“Only ethics can save CI profession in France and elsewhere in the world.”
Guy Gweth wrote a very interesting posting I just discovered citing some recent scandals in France where ethical and legal boundaries have been crossed. Now the French government plans to “asepticize the sector” by some certain measures, as Guy reports:
1- Obligatory licence for [...]