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Bradley Martin, an expert on North Korea, puts forward a grim prognosis for the country’s new ruler. It seems unlikely that Kim Jong Un will want to reform the rogue state, writes our correspondent, but even less likely that the regime can go on resisting change. (via theeconomist)(via theeconomist)
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Social media provides huge opportunities, but will bring huge problems, says our Schumpeter columnist. Everyone will need better filters—editors, analysts, middle managers and so on—to help them extract meaning from the blizzard of buzz. (via theeconomist)(via theeconomist)
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Andy Carvin and Clay Shirky spent an hour on WBUR’s “On Point” program Tuesday morning discussing Twitter’s impact on media and the world. In one of several insightful exchanges, Carvin explained how Twitter helps him cover the Arab spring uprisings
