Special Report: The Great Media Depression

May 28th, 2008 2:00 PM

Special Report: The Great Media Depression

The Great Depression was the darkest economic period in American history yet the mainstream media continue to cite it as a point of comparison in 2008. In fact, media coverage of the Bear Stearns financial scare this spring was four times more negative than that of the 1929 stock market crash. Hop into the BMI time machine.

The Medias Drastic No-Confidence Vote on Economy
BMI Vice President Dan Gainor unpacks the findings of BMIs latest study on journalists comparisons to the Great Depression.

G: Post exposes union leaders tactics
B: BusinessWeek blogs on Recession in America
U: CNN speculates about Depression