WW3 Watch: Bloomberg misfires edition
Major scenes at Bloomberg overnight after someone accidentally published a headline saying Russia had invaded Ukraine. When it had not. The New York Post cites a spokesman from Bloomberg saying the headline was removed and that the news group is now investigating the cause. But the internet says the headline hung about on the home […]
A Diocletian blind spot in the world of central banking? Surely not!
Simply incredible stuff from the BoE’s Andrew Bailey yesterday (a.k.a Thursday). Is it really truly conceivable that Bailey hasn’t come across how and why Diocletian’s maximum price edict failed? He has got a history degree from Queen’s College, Cambridge, after all? Yet here’s his stance on how best to moderate UK inflation. From, the Telegraph: […]
Why I am partnering with incognito app HaYa
In the 20 odd years I’ve been a journalist, technological advances have massively impacted how reporting happens. When I started at the Warsaw Business Journal in Poland around 2002, email was still a novelty. There was no convention for listing contact details online (so you had to work hard to get people’s numbers). And cigarette […]
Reddit IAmA
I thought I would do a Reddit IAmA (Ask me anything) on Friday morning, Feb 4, but Reddit is demanding further proof of identity. Since they aren’t letting me post photos I thought I would stick the proof here and link back to the post. Hopefully this will get accepted and I can do the […]
Overcoming fear and favour in journalism
Finance oriented content will be building up on The Blind Spot over the next couple of weeks. In the meantime I want to explain a bit more about what I’m doing and why. As I’ve already noted, I’m eager to create a media service that maximises independence, freedom of speech and critical thinking. But I’m […]
Welcome to the Blind Spot
My name is Izabella Kaminska. You may know me as the former editor of the FT’s finance and markets blog FT Alphaville. Or simply as Izzy. I’ve loved my time at the Financial Times. It was truly an honour to learn my craft at such an illustrious organisation. But after 13 years, it’s time for a change. Forces beyond the […]