While The Economist backed Okonjo-Iweala, The New York Times endorsed Kim. This is an election year in the US: if President Barack Obama had nominated a lamppost, America’s “newspaper of record” would have found it to be possessed of excellent credentials.
与此同时，美国强大的自由媒体的世界影响力也不应该被低估。当《经济学人》支持奥孔乔-伊韦拉之时，《纽约时报》却鼓吹金镛。今年是美国的总统大选年：就算总统奥巴马提名了一根电灯柱当行长，你会发现美国的“资料报纸”——意指那些能为读者提供全面详尽和准确报道的媒体——也能发掘出这根灯柱的优秀品质。