Effective Intelligence Gathering: The Media & Global Fiascos

by Administrator 03.Feb.2011 11:54:00

It is surprising how many media articles pounce on the failure of the authorities to anticipate any given crisis. There is an expectation that governments, industries and organizations should have foreseen and made provision for turbulent events that impact globally and nationally. I quite agree!

Why then do we see so little investigative journalism? True sleuth work that predicts what might happen in the future? So many publications only go to print when they are certain of outcomes or the story has safely been exposed elsewhere. The downloading of information as opposed to the pursuit of the good old fashioned scoop!

• How many of us know who Michael Bury is! This was the guy who foresaw the sub-prime mortgage fiasco that rocked the financial world two years ago. What did he do to ensure his hedge fund brought investors in excess of a billion dollar return?
• Apart from one publication I have yet to read about the underlying cause of the Toyota recall affair? Can this happen again? If so… How/Why? 
• Did anyone predict that food shortage and dire poverty in Tunisia, Jordan and Egypt would have such dire consequence… With a ripple effect that threatens regional and world stability?

Individual, Organizations and governments prepared to explore the unknown paths, the unproven and 'might be' scenarios understand the value of competitive intelligence.. those that do not will be caught unprepared.

The media has a vital role in pushing this awareness… and setting an example! 

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