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The 2008 financial crisis: why coverage was flawed
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January 16, 2009 - Posted by Regan Ray
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 The media failed miserably in providing informed, balanced reporting and commentary of the current financial crisis, writes the CBC's Michael Hlinka. Instead of helping the public understand the issues, journalists mostly provided simplistic, one-sided arguments.
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How prepared are you to report on the economy?
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October 20, 2008 - Posted by Patricia Elliott
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In a Town Hall post - It’s the economy –
are we stupid? – Deborah Jones asked how prepared journalists are to place
economic issues in context. These days, it’s an important question. With the
economy crowding into the news pages, shouldering aside even the Iraq war, political
reporters suddenly must be on par with their counterparts in the financial pages, or face defeat on the interview front...
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Journalists have an obligation during this financial crisis to avoid fueling the flames of panic, says former 