The Audit

Cohan’s Messy Goldman Apology

Faulty logic on too big to fail

By Ryan Chittum   Jul 7, 2010 at 10:48 AM

William D. Cohan has a complete jumble of a piece over at The New York Times's Opinionator site. Cohan writes... More

It’s About Idiosyncrasy, Not Ideology

Learning to live with opinions at the Post

By Holly Yeager   Jul 7, 2010 at 09:05 AM

Plenty has been written about Dave Weigel’s departure from The Washington Post. But Andrew Alexander, the Post ombudsman, made a... More

Audit Notes: Change Deferred, Bailout Blues, Reporting on BP

By Ryan Chittum   Jul 6, 2010 at 09:03 PM

Barry Ritholtz with some good thoughts on what the bailouts hath wrought: Most people still do not understand what was... More

Woot Raises a Zombie Lie From the Dead (Again)

The AP does not charge bloggers to quote its stories

By Ryan Chittum   Jul 6, 2010 at 08:23 PM

The left blogosphere has a useful concept called "zombie lies"—information that's false and been debunked but continues to pop up... More

Circling Back on the Orszag Story

By Holly Yeager   Jul 6, 2010 at 12:49 PM

When Peter Orszag said he was leaving his job as OMB chief a couple of weeks ago, the reporting about... More

ProPublica and Frontline with a Save on BP

Another giant toxic emission from the oil giant goes undernoticed until now

By Ryan Chittum   Jul 6, 2010 at 08:27 AM

That one almost slipped through the cracks. A month ago, the Galveston Daily News's T.J. Aulds broke a big story... More

Audit Notes: Maiden Lane, AIG Off Easy, Spitzer

By Ryan Chittum   Jul 2, 2010 at 05:27 PM

Bloomberg reports that Tim Geithner and Ben Bernanke didn't tell Congress the whole truth when they testified about the Bear... More

Influence Game

NYT’s Podesta profile lets lobbyist define the terms

By Holly Yeager   Jul 2, 2010 at 02:37 PM

The New York Times has the very good idea to profile Tony Podesta, whose Washington lobbying group has made a... More

Google’s Monopoly Money

The onus ought to be on the search giant to justify why it should be allowed to acquire businesses

By Ryan Chittum   Jul 2, 2010 at 11:39 AM

The question ought to be why should a $140 billion monopoly be able to snap up a smaller competitor, not... More

Audit Notes: Up the Chain at BP, Bank Blinkers, Goldman’s Board

By Ryan Chittum   Jul 1, 2010 at 08:54 PM

It's been clear from The Wall Street Journal's earlier reporting, and that of other publications, that BP cut all kinds... More

Mom, Apple Pie, and… Credit-Default Swaps?

By Ryan Chittum   Jul 1, 2010 at 07:28 PM

Daniel Indiviglio says Main Street might be forced to pony up a trillion dollars of collateral on derivatives because of... More

Audit D.C. Notes: Journal Overreach, Overjoyed in Auckland, the New Blue Collar

By Holly Yeager   Jul 1, 2010 at 04:43 PM

Elena Kagan's confirmation hearings might not have produced the drama that some had hoped for. But that hardly justifies the... More

NPR, HOAs, and Nonjudicial Foreclosures

By Ryan Chittum   Jul 1, 2010 at 10:04 AM

The Dallas Morning News and NPR report that homeowners associations are foreclosing on members for missing their monthly dues, noting... More

Audit Notes: Dell Hell, Colleges and Credit Cards, Revolving Door

By Ryan Chittum   Jun 30, 2010 at 08:55 PM

The New York Times knocks out a well-reported story on how computer-maker Dell shot itself in the foot by screwing... More

McClatchy Is Hard to Read on Goldman

By Ryan Chittum   Jun 30, 2010 at 07:50 PM

Speaking of Goldman Sachs investigations, McClatchy adds another installment to its Goldman series, reporting that the bank now admits that... More