How Will Treasury Pick the Banks to Save? Just Trust Them

Lacking clear criteria, the process lacks crucial transparency, said Ross Levine, a professor of economics at Brown University. "It seems an essential part of the U.S. approach to government that we don't trust the angelic behavior of anybody." Full Story »

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Samantha Neff
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by Samantha Neff - Jan. 3, 2009

I had a hard time with this piece mostly, because right off the bat, the authors misnamed our Treasury Secretary, calling him "Hank" instead of Henry. I don't believe it is common practice to call someone a nickname, or the wrong name all together, in a story about such a serious topic. This mistake made me much more critical of the rest of the story. I also felt it editorializing but placing emphasis on Paulson's quote referring to "healthy institutions." Since the premise of the article is about what makes a healthy institution, I felt like the emphasis was overkill and inappropriate. The bold and blue emphasized phrases continued throughout the story, seemingly critical of the two-page application for federal help, and Japan's "lost decade." That being said, I enjoy when articles ask specific questions to readers, then attempt to answer them. I thought it did a fair job of prodding at where this money is going, and what qualifications are needed to receive this federal assistance.

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