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Posted by Robert M Schacht
Greenwald nails the journalistic failures of "mainstream" news by showing the parallel to Jon Stewart's astute insights into the failure of financial reporting. Excellent article.
Greenwald dissects the Cramer vs. Stewart interview as an object lesson in substandard but high profile journalism. In so doing, he is exploring the notion of quality journalism and how it is-- or is not-- practiced.
One of the reasons we are in this economic mess is that financial reporting has been irresponsible. Like reporting that preceded the invasion of Iraq, financial reporting in the mainstream press for the past 8 years has failed to question their sources, and have instead served as passive mouthpieces for business interests who want to control public opinion.
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