What Does Journalism Have to Do with the Financial Crisis?
- Posted by Bernhard Debatin in Dr. D’s HTC blog on 10/2/2008
- tags: business, HTC, news
Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about what journalists have to say about the financial crisis. Good economic reporting is rare, but not unheard of.
I love good narrative journalism and one of the best is "This American Life" on NPR. The most fascinating story I heard recently is Another Frightening Show About the Economy, which is not yet available for download, but an abbreviated version is available as
"The Week America’s Economy Almost Died"
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95099470
NPR, All Things Considered, September 26, 2008
An excellent explanation of the crisis and a great example for good journalism.
Here are some more pieces that I found both impressive and helpful:
1. Bailout Clash: 200 Economists Vs. The Senate
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95224933
NPR, Planet Money, October 1, 2008
2. Global Pool of Money Got Too Hungry
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90327686
NPR, All Things Considered, May 9, 2008
3. Stopping a Financial Crisis, the Swedish Way
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/business/worldbusiness/23krona.html
NYT, September 22, 2008
4. Why Bail? The Banks Have a Gun Pointed at Their Head and Are Threatening to Pull the Trigger
By Dean Baker - September 29, 2008, 6:09AM
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/09/29/why_bail/
Dean Baker also has a very interesting blog on economic reporting
Beat the Press
