How Our Gutless Media Helped Trigger the Credit Crisis
Truly educating the public seems a pretty remote goal for journalism when consumerism reigns. There's no consumer movement to make news; there are no leaders to be newsmakers, and few local government agencies left dedicated solely to the consumer cause. Heads of regulatory agencies rarely are invited to appear on the Sunday morning news shows, as they once were. There are only advocacy groups, including what remains of the old Nader organization, that get ... Full Story »
Posted by Diane Kamp
Where are all the young Lincoln Steffens when we need them? Is investigative journalism too hard? Consumer Reports reports on some of these issues and finds an interested public. Maybe they could be syndicated.