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March 15, 2009
Jon Stewart to Jim Cramer: "You don’t just take their word at face
Atlantic Yards Report
Here is a quick item to remind those reporting on issues surrounding the proposed Atlantic Yards project, that good reporting is not merely passing on, and tacitly approving what is told to you. The same advice could be useful for anyone following the Atlantic Yards fight.
In a devastating takedown Thursday of CNBC "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer, "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart offered this sardonic observation: "I’m under the assumption, and maybe this is purely ridiculous, but I’m under the assumption that you don’t just take their word at face value, that you actually then go around and try to figure it out."
Those interviewing New Jersey Nets CEO Brett Yormark might take that warning to heart.
More on media complicity from Salon's Glenn Greenwald.
NoLandGrab: The Salon piece referenced is a good read, and makes the point that enjoyment of the Stewart/Cramer slapdown should not distract us from an ongoing problem in the media.
Posted by steve at March 15, 2009 6:56 AM