The Audit

FOIA Score: Fox 1 - Bailout Secrecy 0

FBN chalks up key win in documents case

By Dean Starkman   Feb 20, 2009 at 03:16 PM

Fox Business News scored an important victory in the WOBS (War On Bailout Secrecy), when a federal judge in Manhattan... More

WSJ Up on BofA

By Ryan Chittum   Feb 20, 2009 at 08:33 AM

The Journal stays ahead on the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch story this morning, with a scoop that the New York... More

CNBC Editor: The People Are Revolting!

Santelli plays Mel Brooks playing Louis XVI

By Ryan Chittum   Feb 19, 2009 at 06:05 PM

In the annals of CNBC cluelessness, this morning’s outburst by the channel’s Rick Santelli is up there with the worst.... More

The Business Press and the Cult of Personality

A misplaced emphasis on celebrity over substance got us into this mess

By Elinore Longobardi   Feb 19, 2009 at 04:45 PM

In times of great troubles, it is natural to look for a savior, someone who can get us out of... More

Really, Forbes?

By Ryan Chittum   Feb 19, 2009 at 09:54 AM

I don't think it's quite time to start calling this economic crisis a depression, as if it's just a fact.... More

Romenesko Misconstrues Google on “Scribes of Drivel”

By Ryan Chittum   Feb 19, 2009 at 09:14 AM

Jim Romenesko misreads the point (Link is now dead. See update below) Google veep Jonathan Rosenberg is trying to make... More

LAT’s’s Hiltzik Spells It Out

By Ryan Chittum   Feb 19, 2009 at 08:39 AM

The Los Angeles Times's Michael Hiltzik has been off to a good start with his return to column-writing. Today, he... More

FT’s Wolf on the Coming ‘Lost Decade’

By Ryan Chittum   Feb 18, 2009 at 03:00 PM

Seven days ago, I wrote that Martin Wolf's urgent warning about the dismal "Bank Bailout II (This Time We Mean... More

Strange Times

By Ryan Chittum   Feb 18, 2009 at 12:11 PM

Did you ever think you'd see this on the front page of the Financial Times? Think back a year and... More

The Stanford Financial Scandal

By Ryan Chittum   Feb 18, 2009 at 09:48 AM

I've got several thoughts on the Stanford Financial story. First, I think some of the press is a bit misleading... More

WSJ Is Incredible on Foreclosure Court

By Ryan Chittum   Feb 18, 2009 at 08:36 AM

The Journal has a superb A1 story today about a foreclosure "rocket docket" in Florida that gives homeowners fifteen or... More

WaPo on Why Geithner Fumbled

By Ryan Chittum   Feb 17, 2009 at 02:51 PM

The Washington Post, apparently very well-sourced at the Treasury Department, has a nice tick-tock explaining Tim Geithner's disappointing performance last... More

Bloomberg Digs Into Executive Perks

By Ryan Chittum   Feb 17, 2009 at 10:19 AM

Bloomberg has a good story this morning looking at the executive perks still being paid for by taxpayer-bailed-out Citigroup. It... More

Crisis Crib Notes from the FT

By Ryan Chittum   Feb 17, 2009 at 10:16 AM

If you're still somewhat flummoxed by what caused this financial crisis, head over to the Financial Times site and watch... More

No Prizes For Post-Mortems

Two prize-winners say investigations, not explanations, were needed in financial crisis

By Phillip L. Zweig and Stephen P. Pizzo   Feb 16, 2009 at 09:04 AM

It’s media awards season, and journalists who have submitted their best stories for the Pulitzer Prize and other prestigious competitions... More