Eric Eikrem’s Blog

We need news, proper news, the results of professional investigative reporting. We need it now more than ever. Why? Due to the climate change and local, regional environmental destruction and global demographics, we have extremely turbulent times ahead. In fact, they have already started.

In this situation, the much reported decline of quality journalism is – to say the least – lamentable [fr1, fr2]. The so-called citizen journalism is no replacement for professional investigative reporting. But unlike the latter, professional journalists need to get paid. Maintaining and even expanding investigative reporting is possible, even with reduced sales of advertising space, but only if news media comes to grip with the new reality in terms of production, presentation and distribution. Read more

On May 19, the fourth edition of the “Entrepreneur’s Day in Galicia” (“O Dia do Emprendedor”) was held in the Congress Palace of Santiago de Compostela,. It is an event promoted by the Galician Institute for Economic Development (IGAPE) and BIC Galicia, in collaboration with the Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. The main objective of this day was to “make visible, to recognize and promote entrepreneurship as an engine of economic development, generating innovation, job creation and social cohesion.“  Over two thousand people attended the event, a number significantly higher than previous years. For the first time attendees were offered individual consultations, and more than 300 people made use of the service. Read more