Where is good journalism about Cyprus
I'm fairly interested in what's going on in Cyprus at the minute. One thing that stands out to me is how much of the reporting is in slogans, metaphor & cliches. I realize (and accept) that for the general headline browsing public articles need to be made up of sentences that can be understood without context.
All the articles are told as stories but this story would be better told in numbers.
Why isn't there an article anywhere with tables & number for those people (like me) who are willing to take 30 minutes or an hour (or more) to understand it. When they say "Cypriot banks’ high exposure to bad Greek debt" or "Without ECB emergency funds, the Cypriot economy will collapse" what exactly are the mechanics of those things.
Presumably they borrowed (bonds) to invest in these Greek bonds. Who did they borrow from? How much? How much is in insured/uninsured accounts? What exactly does collapse mean?
A lot of Europeans & Cypriots would be interested in reading this kind of journalism. It seems like it should exist. Where is it?
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