The Second Dirty Secret of Romanian Television

Well we’ve all arrived in a new year and I’ve found myself moving in new directions. On a personal note, I’ve committed myself in earnest to learning the Russian language, which has come in handy as I work on perfecting my technique for monitoring, interpreting and analyzing global media, particularly the world’s television news channels. Assuming you can speak or at least understand all of … Continue reading The Second Dirty Secret of Romanian Television

Sam Cel RomanJanuary 6, 2014January 6, 201416 Comments

Romania Fail Whale

Lay on, Macduff!

I have to admit that yesterday my curiosity was greatly piqued by the way certain information was transmitted. The big “super immunity” story, by which the Romanian Parliament re-classified themselves as private sector employees in order to escape jurisdiction by the anti-corruption agencies, was a hot topic all over Romanian media yesterday. What surprised me though was that Alison Mutler and the crew down at … Continue reading Lay on, Macduff!

Sam Cel RomanDecember 12, 2013December 12, 20136 Comments

Преступление и Наказание, Politics

A commercial enterprise of the people, by the people and for the people

I often complain about a real lack of transparency in Romania but there is one notable exemption – the activities of the parliament are duly noted and rapidly updated on its website. Likewise, although there’s no American-style CSPAN with a live feed of the parliament floor, the media (and public) are allowed to witness the proceedings. Mind you, there are some shortcomings in the parliament’s … Continue reading A commercial enterprise of the people, by the people and for the people

Sam Cel RomanDecember 11, 2013December 11, 20134 Comments

Money, probability and predicting the future

Stinger

On Sunday (December 1- Romania’s National Day) I had a chance to do something I’ve never done before, which was to see the big “parade” here in town. I say “parade” with quote marks because it is nothing like any parade I’m used to back in America (or in other countries such as Spain and Italy’s Easter processions). Just like the bigger version in Bucharest, … Continue reading Stinger

Sam Cel RomanDecember 3, 20132 Comments

Holiday Road

Games Without Frontiers

Well today is December 1, officially the “national day” of Romania and so I hereby give my official shout out to my adopted home country and wish everyone a lovely day of rest and celebration. I am reminded however of something that happened seven or eight years ago. I was in a van (minibus) heading to Budapest when our vehicle crawled to a stop at … Continue reading Games Without Frontiers

Sam Cel RomanDecember 1, 2013December 1, 20138 Comments

All Things Romania

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