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Jeff Poor | December 18, 2008

Even in a story about Wall Street scandal, NBC found time to promote a bailout of the auto industry.

 

The Dec. 17 “NBC Nightly News” went out of its way to put the amount of Bernard Madoff’s alleged $50 billion fraudulent Ponzi…

Jeff Poor | December 18, 2008

Love him or hate him, this time Jim Cramer makes a good point.

 

While some in the media have expressed fury over allegations that Bernard Madoff ran a Ponzi scheme that may have cost investors up to $50 billion, CNBC’s “Mad…

Jeff Poor | December 16, 2008

Rupert Murdoch has his critics – from those who think his papers are too tabloid-ish – The Sun, The New York Post – to those who find his cable television networks too right-leaning for their tastes. And back in 2007, there was a fear that his…

Jeff Poor | December 16, 2008

Even with all his detractors, CNBC’s “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer has never been shy about expressing his opinion. Most notably, his infamous Aug. 3, 2007 “They know nothing … They’re nuts” rant was a full fledged meltdown, but it correctly…

Jeff Poor | December 15, 2008

The proposed automaker bailout has a big stamp on it that says “union-built,” but the news media hasn’t noticed.

The proposed automaker bailout has a big stamp on it that says “union-built,” but the news media hasn’t noticed.

Jeff Poor | December 12, 2008

     Time and again we’ve heard about the lost jobs and economic impact of failing to bail out the beleaguered American auto manufacturers. But little mention has been made of the consequences of going through with the bailout…