The business media biases

Tony Paradiso writes in the Nashua Telegraph in New Hampshire about bias in business media.

Paradiso writes, “Face it, with the exception of Rick Santelli, CNBC’s on-air talent are little more than Wall Street shills. They have only a passing interest in providing unbiased information mostly to create an aura of objectivity. Then again, that describes most cable media channels. And the networks aren’t much better unless you consider the latest fire, murder or missing person critical to making life decisions.

“Television ‘news’ should come with a warning like the ones that notify us that the following program contains offensive language. In the case of the so-called news media the warning should simply say – nothing in this broadcast should be construed as being any more useful than watching the Kardashians.

“Perhaps that’s a bit over the top. I admit that I do glean a good deal of useful information from CNBC in despite of the network’s efforts.”

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