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OLD Media Moves
Walking a fine line covering Wall Street
September 24, 2008
Scott Reeves of Minyanville writes about the fine line that financial journalists must practice their trade on while covering economic turmoil such as Wall Street banks struggling financially.
“The downside: This go-along-to-get-along attitude can lead to caution, conformity and a follow-the-pack mentality among reporters.
“News is a fast-paced business, and speed counts. The need to be first with a story can lead to mistakes — though you can never discount the possibility of run-of-the-mill incompetence. However, even top-notch reporters aren’t immune: In July, The New York Times dismissed as ‘absurd’ chatter that Barclays would buy Lehman Brothers. Well, behold: Last week, Barclays agreed to buy Lehman’s core US broker-dealer business for about $2 billion.
“But that raises another question: Does speculation, especially from a reporter, serve the reader? Does anyone have a handy distinction between informed analysis and speculation in the current market?”
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