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Back to the coffee house
The internet is taking the news industry back to the conversational culture of the era before mass media
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This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Back to the coffee house”
From the July 9th 2011 edition
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It risks turning hubris into disaster
Is Elon Musk remaking government or breaking it?
So far, there is more destruction than creation
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Businesses are struggling to adjust
Labour can still rescue Britain’s growth prospects
But after a messy Spring Statement, the window of opportunity is narrowing
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But no one outside Turkey seems to care