The media: financial journalism, Fox News, right-wing media, media consolidation.
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Judging by the news reports and releases from national Jewish groups, anti-Semitism is the prevailing threat to the American Jewish way of life. It isn’t. This may sound counterintuitive, but what if ant-Semitism could have a beneficial impact on Jews? Since anti-Semitism is a form of group hate, the victims of this hate have a…
The pending release of the new book on President Joe Biden poses ethical journalism problems for on-air news host Jake Tapper of CNN and Jen Psaki of MSNBC. The dilemma each faces is their respective responsibilities to viewers of MSNBC and CNN versus their choice to make more money selling books or, in Psaki’s case,…
Since Ted Turner played a practical joke on American cable viewers when he started his 24-hour news broadcasting operation in 1980, the cable TV news medium has still not consistently found a way to attract new viewers for an extended period. The latest casualty caused by the floundering format problem is Joy Reid of MSNBC.
This is the first in a series of interviews about the importance of authentic interpersonal communication and how it can improve business and personal relationships. In February 2025, Chuck Epstein, editor of The Progressive Investor, interviewed Matt Perry, the founder of The Other Consulting Group. Why Don’t We Communicate Better? An old Chinese curse says,…
What’s Wrong With Cable News TV–Part 2 NBC is greedy. It promoted Trump on “The Apprentice” even as lawsuits against him were rising. He was a failed businessman, and NBC knew it but didn’t care. They created his myth in search of profit. The news that CNBC and MSNBC may be up for…
Social stress is the prelude to war. disinformation, disillusionment, apathy, and pessimistic resignation blunt the electorate’s will to participate in democracY. A corrupt Supreme Court. Judges who manipulate their power to protect Trump. Threats against the legal system, public officials, and police. Silicon Valley’s push to force the Fed to hold crypto. These are all…
This story was updated Dec. 12, 2025 Ever since Ted Turner played a practical joke on the world when he introduced 24-hour global news coverage in 1980, it’s become evident that people are not too interested in 24-hour news coverage. Even worse, cable networks don’t often seem to be able to provide 24-hour…
Ban FOX News propaganda. If the US military wants to keep morale high, why is it allowing the openly MAGA FOX propaganda network to be shown to active duty soldiers? FOX is not based on facts, and taxpayer dollars should not be funding a network that wants to overthrow the US government.
Mix some anti-Communist rhetoric, sexual innuendo, and anti-Chinese racism and you have all the ingredients for the Republican attack on TikTok.
The race is on among right-wing media personalities to capture Limbaugh’s audience. Watch for more hate speech as the predators go to any lengths to get the golden ticket to Limbaugh’s market share.
Millennials could be losing big when the bubbles burst.
Rick Santelli, the fixed income specialist on CNBC may have another career as a Mussolini imitator. Based on this clip of CNBC’s Rick Santelli saying it is not appropriate to wear masks, he has mastered some of the same chest pumpings, crossed arms, and arrogant look that made Mussolini a great fascist dictator and memorable orator.
Most TV financial reporters are biased in favor of corporations. Santelli’s anti-mask rant on CNBC shows his conspiracy bias. Santelli lost credibility with this display.
This article was originally published in January 1995 in the newsletter, Investing Online. An earlier, shorter version that broke the news of the bonus paid to former NYSE Chairman John Phelan was published in Futures & Options World, in 1990. The article was then picked up in the Feb. 18, 1991 issue of Investment Dealer’s…
Unfortunately, broadcast journalism is not as critical of on-air interviewees as it should be. Too often guests fail to answer questions or else just rattle off their talking points to avoid answering any questions. Worse, broadcasters allow them to get away with this evasion. See how this plays out in this live, on-air confrontation on…
In case you missed it, here was a very revealing interview with Trump’s economic advisor on CNN in which he fumbled about explaining Trump’s incoherent eviction safeguards, as well as how much-unemployed people will be receiving from the Trump administration. Kudlow’s answers are a great example of mumbo-jumbo, lying, and evasion. This short interview…
People don’t need advice on how to watch TV. After all, TV is designed to entertain and inform, and sometimes, in the burred world of modern journalism, those two goals are intertwined. That’s why MSNBC poses an interesting journalistic case. The network seeks to present high-level, informed opinions from panels of experts moderated by skilled…
The financial news media over the past few weeks has been giving inordinate attention to an unfolding corporate saga of a company called WeWork. The coverage focuses on the company’s CEO, a guy with long hair and a T-shirt named Adam Neumann, and its upcoming IPO. His background and what his company…
Financial journalism used to be a straightforward presentation of market, company and economic facts. It was popular among business people and investors because it was predictably boring to other audience. It was just the facts. However, almost imperceptibly over the past decade or so, financial journalism, especially on cable, has become blatantly pro-corporate…
“Trust me,” Trump said, “I’m, like, a smart person.” The unspoken and emerging realization is that President Donald Trump suffers from mental stability, specifically a “Narcissistic Personality Disorder.” While making any psychiatric diagnosis without actually having frequent meetings with a person is based on educated conjecture, it is not without precedent. Historians, intelligence agencies, and…
