http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/15598/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/media-favor-regulation-barely-notice-failures-regulators <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/julia-seymour">Julia A. Seymour</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Since Obama took office, there’s been a leftward swing toward increased regulation. The news media have supported that tilt, generally failing to demand explanations for high profile failures of government regulators.</p><p>From the financial crisis to the Gulf oil spill, a recent string of problems exposed serious failures of government regulators that are supposed to protect the public. But broadcast news media rarely criticized the poor performance of government in such cases.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/media-favor-regulation-barely-notice-failures-regulators" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Business bank britishpetroleum broadcast ChrisDodd CoalMining FinancialReform Financialregulation interiordept. miningaccident MMS networks NewYorkTimes obama oildrilling oilspill Regulation SEC WallStreet WashingtonPost Wed, 19 May 2010 20:20:25 +0000 admin 27274 at http://archive2.mrc.org