Shams Kazi
Member (since May 2008)
I covered WTO and climate change negotiations for Down To Earth magazine, New Delhi. I think Newstrust is a great tool to separate great stories from the noise.
My roots lie in the sciences. I graduated from Brown with BA in Computer Science and Economics. I am currently pursuing an MBA at USC Marshall School of Business with a focus on new media.
About Shams
Interests:
World economy, Business, New media, Technology, India, Climate change
Expertise:
Technology, New media, WTO, Climate change
Background
Journalism:
1-4 years
Education:
College graduate
News:
30-60 minutes a day
Internet:
90 minutes a day or more
Favorites
Last Visit:
Dec 20, 2011 - 11:45 PM PST
Last Edit:
Jun 3, 2009 - 4:41 PM PDT
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Shams posted and reviewed this story - Apr 14, 2009
Shams posted and reviewed this story - Apr 14, 2009
Shams posted and reviewed this story - Apr 3, 2009
Shams posted and reviewed this story - Apr 3, 2009
Shams reviewed this story - Mar 10, 2009
Shams posted and reviewed this story - Dec 12, 2008
Shams posted and reviewed this story - Dec 12, 2008
Shams posted and reviewed this story - Nov 30, 2008
Shams posted and reviewed this story - Nov 30, 2008
Shams posted and reviewed this story - Oct 1, 2008
The claim that Hezbollah is setting up shop in Venezuela is based on the opinion of an anonymous "western anti-terrorism official". Not only is the source undisclosed, but the accusations are vague. The story presents the establishment of Iranian tractor, cement and auto companies as evidence that Hezbollah is operating in the country. No link is shown between these companies and Hezbollah. The story is one sided, and doesn't give the Venezuelan or Iranian perspective.
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Shams reviewed this story - Oct 1, 2008
It certainly highlights a critically important issue, but it needs more detail on why communities oppose the projects.
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Shams posted and reviewed this story - Aug 29, 2008
Shams posted this story - May 10, 2008
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Why blame the PE firms for failing where nobody else has succeeded. Here is what I think the moral of the story should have been: The fact that PE firms have failed in this industry confirms that newspapers can't cut simply costs and expect profitability. If that was possible, the PE firms, the grandmasters of cost reduction would have figured it out. At least someone was ready to lay some big bets on newspapers (albeit with other people's money). Perhaps some of the papers ... More »