I was struck – indeed almost made dizzy – by the contrasting interpretations the media delivered following the London G20 meeting. In the end I wasn’t sure whether the media was even covering the same event. This confusion continued till I realized that the contrasting commentary arose from more than a single consensus that Leaders, and in turn the media, concluded for this now completed meeting.
I should, before continuing, express abject apologies from my lengthy absence. I cannot at this moment go into what we were ‘cooking up’, but I’m hopeful that my absence was worth the lengthy silence.
So back to the G20 London meeting. As I was suggesting, the media was commenting on more than one consensus. Continue reading