Bubble trouble?
This is just ridiculous. Look at this cover of 24 Hours. The header says 'Bubble trouble?' but there is no article about the housing market or the bubble, just a generic photo of construction and the line 'Is the housing bubble about to burst? Experts say that while meteoric price hikes have subsided, the housing market is in no threat of crashing anytime soon.'
What is that? It's an op-ed cover, with no back up article. What about the experts who say that we are absolutely in a bubble? It's just boosterism.
I guess it is a touch better than this Metro cover (scroll to the bottom of the post).
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That's hysterical! I love
That's hysterical!
I love this:
- buy real-estate
- sell real-estate (for more than you bought it for)
- repeat and profit!
Nice!
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Actually, hate to burst your
Actually, hate to burst your bubble but there is an article, it is about 4 pages from the back and has an interview with Cam Muir, the "expert".
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indeed! Thanks for pointing
indeed! Thanks for pointing to it.
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Oh, whoops. Thanks for
Oh, whoops. Thanks for correcting me, Barney. The cover didn't mention that the article continued and I gave up on the rag before page 15. My bad.
I do find it interesting that they use the term 'Bubble' on the cover to pique readers' interest, but the article is a one-sided comfort piece on how everything's gonna be okay, we're just flattening a little. Hmmm...
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I am not a big fan of any of
I am not a big fan of any of these rags, but I do find that 24hours has more news in it than Metro. Metro is a complete waste of paper.
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That's not true, srobarts!
That's not true, srobarts! I get all my celebrity news by peering over the shoulders of people on the bus who are reading Metro! ;) By the way...Metro is a CanWest paper.
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have you read Pamela
have you read Pamela Groberman's column on page 11 of today's 24 hours? (below)
Dont you think it is ironic that she says her company is 'passionate about sustainable living' yet she cant see the logic in S Robarts suggestion that perhaps a better way might be to let people who actually want the paper self select and get the paper on their own? Instead it seems that she thinks it is perfectly sustainable to litter the streets with the paper.
pamela groberman
GREEN LIVING
I’m all for change.
After all, this column is about changing perspectives.
So when my friend Sara Holland from Vancity told
me about a new website her company is sponsoring,
changeeverything.ca, I checked it out.
Recently launched, it’s is a social networking site
that is about making changes in people lives, the
community and the world.
Sara says it’s the first site of its kind to be sponsored
by a corporation where there is absolutely no
mention of its products and services – not even a
logo.
“It’s about building community, baby!” she writes.
It works like this: You go to the site, create a profile,
then decide what you want to change – smoking,
flossing, affordable housing, bottom trawling, whatever.
You talk about it and others respond, sharing
ideas and offering encouragement.
What’s not to like about a community blog?
Well for one thing, it’s got more fluff than the
Easter Bunny. After reading a few of the changes people
want, my first thought was: Get a life?
Take Mr. S. Robarts, for example. He wants to ban
people from handing out 24 hours on the street.
“Leave them in boxes,” he fumes, “if I want one I
will take it.”
Well, Mr. Robarts, I like mine handed to me. Not
only is it someone’s job, but I don’t have to fumble
with a box while juggling my coffee and umbrella.
Some things don’t need changing.
Pamela Groberman heads Pamela Groberman
Media & Public Relations Inc., a communications
company with a passion for sustainable living.
E-mail Pamela at
pamela.groberman@24hrs.ca
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Front cover but no article?
Front cover but no article? Clearly that just indicates that there is no bubble! Buy that condo now! (before prices crash and its less fashionable). Thats how you get rich in real estate.