INFORMATION
Trusty news sources vital for making strategic plans
Today’s effective strategic decisions will be made by those leaders who tap into the few trusted news sources outside of their organisation and mine the balance in the rich veins of information sitting within
Many executive teams believe the responsibility for their organisation’s strategy lies with them. To a large degree that is true, but in a post-truth and fake-news era, is scanning the day’s headlines the best way to get a grip on the rapidly changing world shaping their organisations? The decision by Business Day to introduce a paywall would not have been taken lightly and, it should be supported. It places the title alongside a handful of other trusted legacy titles worldwide that refuse to abandon the principles of committed, investigative journalism. Such a service is costly in terms of time and resources, but the output is more rigorously tested and, therefore, more reliable. For top business decision-makers, that makes it more valuable. This is especially the case in a disrupted media environment in which politicians lie behind the veil of "alternative truths", sidestep qualified journalists and sidle up to activist bloggers, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact f...
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