Cyrillic Partners

Got this today from my elementary school librarian:

There’s a neat article in the April 14 Fortune by Elizabeth Spires that lays out a case for the government consistently under-estimating inflation by focusing on “core” inflation instead of increases in the overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) as a means of screwing Social security recipients.

It’s a fun column, that tackles the complexities of inflation measurement with aplomb and wit, while explaining the great importance of knowing exactly how much more we pay for various goods and services. Spires compares the use of the core inflation rate–which she says ignores increases in food and energy prices–to the government saying that aside from the casualties, fighting and troops deployed in Iraq, there really is no war.

We wrote about government inflation reports some months ago. 

I’m struck again by the profusion of news items surrounding an industry of interest. I’m writing about green vehicles and trying to give some perspective on the market.

The words are flowing out of my Internet connection like endless rain into a paper cup.  Just in this small niche of the world there are dedicated newswire style blogs such as AutoblogGreen, a quarterly journal and online portal called the Green Car Journal and ample coverage in venture-related blogs such as the extensive list of electric vehicle startups listed in VentureBeat.

How can the “Renaissance Journalist” compete with these focused outlets? Is this even the proper role for a journalist or editor? I recently wrote on this, but am starting to wonder about it.