Thursday, September 18, 2008
Fair Question...
Andrew Sullivan links to Tuesday's New York Times which notes:
However, the prominence of Alan Greenspan's role, of course, raises a question that hasn't been asked enough (if at all) among media watchdogs. Instead, a liberal blogger had to raise it here:
Whether she should have such a prominent role in reporting this story is for NBC execs to answer. However, offering a disclaimer or two should be a no-brainer on her part.
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At its core, the current crisis stems from two problems. Regulators, starting with Alan Greenspan, assumed that a real estate bubble couldn’t happen and that Wall Street could largely police itself. And households, struggling with incomes that haven’t kept up with inflation in recent years, said yes when those lightly regulated banks offered them wishful-thinking loans. No bailout can solve either problem.I agree with that basic assessment.
However, the prominence of Alan Greenspan's role, of course, raises a question that hasn't been asked enough (if at all) among media watchdogs. Instead, a liberal blogger had to raise it here:
Why is Mrs. Alan Greenspan allowed to anchor the coverage of the financial crisis at the Very Liberal MSNBC, considering the part her spouse played in this mess? Why does she never mention her conflict of interest?For those who don't know, Mrs. Alan Greenspan goes by the name of Andrea Mitchell when she reports for NBC and MSNBC (hmmm...since she uses her maiden name, maybe she IS "Ms. NBC").
Whether she should have such a prominent role in reporting this story is for NBC execs to answer. However, offering a disclaimer or two should be a no-brainer on her part.
Labels: Alan Greenspan, Andrea Mitchell, media
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Showing My True Grit
So, I ventured into the belly of the lefty beast earlier this week to tape an episode of Grit TV, hosted by Laura Flanders, taped in the Air America offices (my second trip to the building in 10 days). It's another "media analysis" program -- though solely on the Web. As one might expect, it's point of view is left-of-center, so I was paired with a Huffington Post editor and a liberal economics writer. See the results here:
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Labels: GritTV, media, RAG appearance
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Political Media: Shut Up
...says The Politico as it catalogues the many sins of Campaign 08 -- including its own.
Not bad. Whether this will have much effect in the big picture remains to be seen.
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Not bad. Whether this will have much effect in the big picture remains to be seen.
Labels: media
Monday, December 31, 2007
An A-Pauling Decision
Given obvious professional conflicts here, all I will say regarding coverage of this particular GOP debate in New Hampshire is that I agree with both Josh Marshall and Andrew Sullivan.
Josh's polling chart makes the point very strongly -- as does the fact that Paul was either first or second in raising money in the final quarter. Furthermore, this is a state tailor-made for his particular message.
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Josh's polling chart makes the point very strongly -- as does the fact that Paul was either first or second in raising money in the final quarter. Furthermore, this is a state tailor-made for his particular message.
Labels: Fox News Channel, GOP 2008 President, media, Ron Paul
