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I thought the figure would be much higher, around 80-90%. Maybe that's why nobody is reading them anymore? Is the economist really the last bastion of interes

• jbooth 17y ago
  Even the economist has opinions and untested assumptions borrowed from the conventional wisdom. They just make a better effort to disclaim their opinions and give the other side a fair hearing, which is probably the most honest approach.
• byrneseyeview 17y ago
  The Economist interviews a lot of experts, all of whom have their own agendas. Which makes perfect sense. A sustainable journalistic organization needs lots of generalists; experts are only rewarded for putting their expertise to work. So the only way to get high-quality information is to absorb some opinion along with it.