The News Review:

- … Wines – Zimbabwe – Economics – Inflation – World View Podcas…
- … Ribbon Residential Construction Releases Podcast Discussing…
- New York Times Columnist David Carr Reveals Key Metric of Blog Impact

… Wines – Zimbabwe – Economics – Inflation – World View Podcas…
New York Times – Jun 30, 2007
Welcome to the New York Times World View podcast a weekly conversation with Times foreign correspondents from across the globe. I’m Greg Winter a foreign editor at The Times. This week I speak with Michael Wines the Times correspondent in Southern Africa about the disastrous spiral that is Zimbabwe’s economy. Zimbabwe has the very dubious distinction of having the world’s highest inflation officially listed at about 4500 percent but estimated by some economists to be many times that. The government facing an increasingly dispirited population put forward legislation this week to require that virtually all publicly traded companies in Zimbabwe surrender control to “indigenous citizens” basically nonwhites who were discriminated against before the end of white rule in 1980.

… Ribbon Residential Construction Releases Podcast Discussing…
theopenpress.com – Jun 30, 2007
In the podcast John Sperath president of Blue Ribbon Residential Construction addresses the current steps being taken by remodelers to help create sustainable green building projects as well as the reactionary certifications being obtained by industry manufacturers to keep pace with this increasing popular eco-friendly trend. The podcast is now available for download at.

New York Times Columnist David Carr Reveals Key Metric of Blog Impact
Redrbit – Jun 30, 2007
nline” the award-winning podcast about how emerging social media platforms are changing the way organizations communicate and the way people consume media and information. Carr also talks about the changes in the newspaper business and how the Internet impacts modern journalism. n the subject of blogging Carr reveals which blogs have the ability to propel a story forward how scoops have changed reporting in the age of the blog and the role bloggers play on the ladder of influence. n the controversial News Corp. bid for the Wall Street Journal Carr says “I do however think that he (Rupert Murdoch) has demonstrated a habit over time of using his media properties to advance the business interests of his organization.