ROSANNE MARKS - MWW/Savitt, Seattle.

ROSANNE MARKS - MWW/Savitt, Seattle.



A mismanaged WTO allowed the news coverage to focus on ’The Battle in

Seattle,’ rather than the substantive issues at stake in global

trade.



Now is the time for the WTO to leverage the lingering interest of media

to proactively address the real issues. The WTO must translate its

abstract ideas into impacts on the daily lives of people. For example,

showcasing the advances free trade has wrought in developing countries

and contrasting them with the limitations of trade ...