http://eimatimes.com/2007/07/27/honest-reporting/ Youth Focused on Leadership and Social Responsibility Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:24:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://eimatimes.com/2007/07/27/honest-reporting/#comment-4 Adina Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:54:58 +0000 http://eimatimes.wordpress.com/2007/07/27/honest-reporting/#comment-4 I completely agree with the actions that Mika took on live national television. I only hope that I would have the same courage as her if I was put in that same situation. Time and time again it seems that America has their priorities mixed up, and unfortunately it takes a tragic incident, like the steam pipe incident in Times Square, Manhattan, or the Minnesota bridge collapse, to wake us up. There are special news shows that should cover stories like Paris Hilton and Lindsey Lohan and that's "E" and "Access Hollywood". Shows like MSNBC and the like are only given a fixed amount of time to broadcast to their viewers what is PRESSING current events, and I think we know what kind of stories fit that description. So in a nutshell, Mika, YOU GO GIRL! I completely agree with the actions that Mika took on live national television. I only hope that I would have the same courage as her if I was put in that same situation. Time and time again it seems that America has their priorities mixed up, and unfortunately it takes a tragic incident, like the steam pipe incident in Times Square, Manhattan, or the Minnesota bridge collapse, to wake us up. There are special news shows that should cover stories like Paris Hilton and Lindsey Lohan and that’s “E” and “Access Hollywood”. Shows like MSNBC and the like are only given a fixed amount of time to broadcast to their viewers what is PRESSING current events, and I think we know what kind of stories fit that description. So in a nutshell, Mika, YOU GO GIRL!

]]> http://eimatimes.com/2007/07/27/honest-reporting/#comment-3 Barbara Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:27:33 +0000 http://eimatimes.wordpress.com/2007/07/27/honest-reporting/#comment-3 the transparency of foundations is an extremely important issue,. Not only should they openly discuss the success-failure evaluations of the projects that they fund, but it is particularly important that they make their budgets publically available. In part because of our tax laws, private foundations are an increasingly common source of moneys that may be used at will in any part of the world as well as in the United States. Projects in medicine, education, development and perhaps more unsavory issues can be implemented as desired - if you control enough money. Our political process has increasingly taken measures to control the power of large corporations etc, but we have only begun to realize that so-called 'private' foundations should not go uncontrolled when they become important political actors. One of the most valuable tools to control fiscal power is the requirement to make public all the details of the money involved - who contributes it, who determines how it is spent , what projects it finances, and where they operate. the transparency of foundations is an extremely important issue,. Not only should they openly discuss the success-failure evaluations of the projects that they fund, but it is particularly important that they make their budgets publically available. In part because of our tax laws, private foundations are an increasingly common source of moneys that may be used at will in any part of the world as well as in the United States. Projects in medicine, education, development and perhaps more unsavory issues can be implemented as desired – if you control enough money. Our political process has increasingly taken measures to control the power of large corporations etc, but we have only begun to realize that so-called ‘private’ foundations should not go uncontrolled when they become important political actors. One of the most valuable tools to control fiscal power is the requirement to make public all the details of the money involved – who contributes it, who determines how it is spent , what projects it finances, and where they operate.

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