The Audit

Fortune’s Forgiving Instincts

The magazine chooses not to see

By Dean Starkman   Jan 16, 2009 at 08:49 AM

A Fortune piece this week shows how editorial tastes can differ, to say the least. When it chooses to explore... More

Fortune Looks at Possible Prosecutions

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 15, 2009 at 10:16 AM

Fortune's cover story this week looks at something I've been wondering about for, oh, a year or so now: Who's... More

Obama’s SEC Pick Under the WSJ Microscope

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 15, 2009 at 08:49 AM

The Journal is excellent today covering Mary Schapiro, Obama's pick to head the SEC. The pick never engendered much enthusiasm,... More

Trade Plunges; Whither China?

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 14, 2009 at 09:54 AM

The Journal fronts some interesting news this morning: Global trade is tanking, showing just how bad the U.S. economy is... More

A Couple of Misses on Citi

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 14, 2009 at 08:47 AM

I've got a bone to pick with the coverage this morning of Citigroup's dismantling of itself. Nowhere in Bloomberg, the... More

To Sell Or Not to Sell

Carr and Jarvis on newspaper business models

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 13, 2009 at 11:24 AM

David Carr makes a point that's so obvious but so anti-conventional wisdom that I think it bears a closer look:... More

“What Is Financial Journalism For?”

A timely academic study asks the right questions

By Dean Starkman   Jan 13, 2009 at 10:39 AM

"The current crisis in global banking, markets and economies has reminded us all of the importance of financial and business... More

WSJ Sees the Bright Side of Layoffs

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 13, 2009 at 08:52 AM

The Journal reaches too far for a silver lining this morning, writing that, hey, even if tons of people are... More

The Post Rips the Bush Economy

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 12, 2009 at 11:22 AM

The Washington Post is brutal this morning, as well it should be, in its post-mortem on eight years of the... More

The Journal’s Late Swing at Housing’s “Baghdad Bob”

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 12, 2009 at 09:57 AM

There are a lot of folks who deserve some time in the public stocks for their doings during the housing... More

Audit Interview: Gretchen Morgenson

“You’ve got to keep hammering”

By Ryan Chittum   Jan 9, 2009 at 11:30 AM

Gretchen Morgenson is a leader of what might be called the accountability school of business journalism—a school with, in our... More

Finally, Somebody Says It

By Dean Starkman   Jan 9, 2009 at 09:21 AM

Economist, author and Audit pal Jeff Madrick has a piece on the Daily Beast that I've been hoping someone would... More

A Bit of Data to Back Our Thesis

By Dean Starkman   Jan 9, 2009 at 07:57 AM

Survey says: Maybe The Audit isn't the only one to wonder whether the business press has some thinking to do... More

Bloomberg Tears the TARP

By Dean Starkman   Jan 9, 2009 at 07:05 AM

Bloomberg News continues to show the way on Treasury Department coverage this morning with a hard-hitting piece that shows what... More

Deep Journal Resources On Display in India

By Dean Starkman   Jan 8, 2009 at 11:45 AM

The upside of the WSJ’s evolving journalism model is on display in a well-executed account this morning of the scandal... More