http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/13408/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/ny-times-columnist-acknowledges-media-feed-economy-fear <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/nathan-burchfiel">Nathan Burchfiel</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >     The media love to assign blame for financial hardship, but it’s rare that they turn the microscope on themselves like columnist David Carr did in The New York Times Dec. 8.</p> <br /> <p >     In a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/business/media/08carr.html?_r=1&ref=business" />front page</a> column of the Business Day section, Carr noted the media’s role in stoking and spreading fear about the economy. He said the speed and reach of the digital news age helped quicken and probably deepen recession.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/ny-times-columnist-acknowledges-media-feed-economy-fear" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Economy CNBC DanAriely DavidCarr financialhardship JamesFowler MariaBartiromo NewYorkTimes Recession talkingourselvesintorecession Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:36:33 +0000 admin 25721 at http://archive2.mrc.org