Want to "fix" CNBC? Check this out

San Francisco Chronicle by Joe Garofoli | Mar. 17, 2009 (News Report)

Now that the Jon Stewart smackdown of Jim "Mad Money" Cramer has made the rounds of the Interwebs, folks want to know: What can I do to pile on?

There's FixCNBC.com , which tells Cramer's cable net: "You screwed up badly. Don't apologize -- fix it!"

"Americans need CNBC to do strong, watchdog journalism -- asking tough questions to Wall Street, debunking lies, and reporting the truth. Instead, CNBC has done PR for Wall Street. You've been ... Full Story »

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Topics: Ethics in Journalism, Journalism, Mainstream Media
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Mar 17, 2009 - 2:25 PM PDT
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Mar 17, 2009 - 2:25 PM PDT

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Mar. 17, 2009

Interesting development in the John Stewart vs. CNBC saga. This brief blog post points to FixCNBC.com, a recent grassroots initiative to encourage CNBC to practice more responsible journalism. Not much sourcing or context, but informative nonetheless.

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 17, 2009

It is citizen activism to raise a voice for quality journalism on the rich right mainstream oligopoly that controls broadcasting.

The media needs diversified ownership and voices and regulation of their licensing to assure public benefit and balanced reporting. Deregulated banks screw our 401Ks, deregulated networks screw our knowledge about deregulated banks.

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