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Papers, poetry and politics

Hear Google's views on how the wordsmiths in newspapers can survive. How do poets read capitalism? How not to forget words. Plus: should a company be president of the United States?

Words feature heavily in Business Weekly today.

Hear Google's views on how the wordsmiths in newspapers can survive, from chief economist, Hal Varian.

How do we read in the online world? Dr Jakob Nielsen, who's been called the guru of web usability, explains.

What do poets make of capitalism? There are contrasting views from poets Daljit Nagra, Victoria Chang and Dmitry Bykhov.

Lucy Kellaway's has opinions about forgetfulness.

And should a company ever be president of the United States? Why not, says William Klein from PR company Murray Hill Incorporated.

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28 minutes

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Sun 4 Apr 201018:32GMT
BBC World Service Online

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Chapters

  • Google and Newspapers

    • Google and Newspapers

      Google on the survival of newspapers

      Duration: 04:44

  • How We Read Online

    • How We Read Online

      How do we read when we look at newspapers online ?

      Duration: 09:48

  • Poetry and Capitalism

    • Poetry and Capitalism

      What do poets make of capitalism?

      Duration: 17:51

  • Forgetfulness

    • Forgetfulness

      Lucy Kellaway on multi-tasking and forgetfulness.

      Duration: 21:31

  • US Corporate Political Ambitions

    • US Corporate Political Ambitions

      Could a company ever run for the US presidency?

      Duration: 26:01

Broadcasts

  • Fri 2 Apr 201022:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Sat 3 Apr 201005:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Sun 4 Apr 201009:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online
  • Sun 4 Apr 201018:32GMT
    BBC World Service Online