Networks Tout Fed Nominee Yellen’s ‘Brilliance’

julia.seymour — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 19:09:06 +0000

ABC, CBS and NBC sing praises of liberal likely to be next Federal Reserve chairman, only CBS mentions critics.

Sean Long

President Obama nominated Janet Yellen, Fed vice chair, to head the Federal Reserve on Oct. 9. If confirmed, she will take on Ben Bernanke’s role as chairman and be the first woman in that role. Networks lauded her nomination that evening, after having paid little attention to her liberal policies in recent months.

Broadcast network evening and morning shows were giddy at the nomination of Yellen. Her economic experience, intelligence and “working class roots” were all praised the night of her nomination and the following morning.

— Sean Long is Staff Writer at the Media Research Center. Follow Sean Long on Twitter.

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Networks Tout Fed Nominee Yellen’s ‘Brilliance’