Up until earlier this year, I only knew Richard Quest as the CNN guy on New Years Eve that reported from the Olive Garden at Times Square. When I heard him talking about economy and markets, it caught me off guard.
On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 8:28 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 3:51 PM Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I find this take interesting, because the few times I've caught CNBC when >> I'm out and about, I've always thought they are so in the tank for >> corporate America while trying to pretend they're not as to be insultive to >> my intelligence. I'm not advocating for socialists interviewing >> capitalists, but it's so obvious to me that they're pulling punches that >> it's borderline kayfabe. I've never quite figured out who their audience is >> supposed to be: investors who are too cheap to get the cable package that >> includes Bloomberg, I guess? >> > > Well Bloomberg streams free. > > CNBC has a good mix that might actually be a reasonable representation of > people pro and con. The one aspect they do seem to value (just short of > idolize) are venture capitalists, but they have yet to convince me of they > don’t do more harm than good. > > In terms of their audience, I suspect they generally attract > mid-management suits who aspire to be more. I listen to them on my > satellite radio at work because nearly everything in the news right now > relates directly to the economy, and the other networks consider reporting > the DJI as exemplary financial journalism. Planet Money is too fluffy, and > although a like Marketplace... I think I’m outgrowing it. So that leaves > CNBC. > > > >> On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 12:40 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I saw this trending on the Tweety Box. I prefer CNBC’s morning and early >>> afternoon lineup specifically because crap like this doesn’t happen. The >>> whole point of the network is to deliver economic news and opinion in the >>> context of current events. With the exception of Jim Cramer, they don’t do >>> a bad job of that. FoxBusiness is bad at it, and CNN’s chief economist >>> Richard Quest makes Jim Cramer seem lucid and reasonable. >>> >>> On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 10:35 AM Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> And here's the video, from Daily Beast: >>>> https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnbc-anchor-andrew-ross-sorkin-explodes-at-pro-trump-colleague-joe-kernen-you-abused-your-position >>>> >>>> On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 10:44 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Andrew Ross Sorkin (I'm sure he's still with the NYT?) and Joe Kernen >>>>> are officially anchors of "Squawk Box", but for a brief stretch this >>>>> morning they were going at one another like a rightie host and leftie >>>>> caller over the virus death toll... picture, sadly no video... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/andrew-ross-sorkin-joe-kernan-cnbc-coronavirus-deaths-1234617140/ >>>>> (link) >>>>> >>>>> B >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/9efdebdd-7bab-4240-8f91-ced869b515af%40googlegroups.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/9efdebdd-7bab-4240-8f91-ced869b515af%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BfX2qvpUkcAHrw7bqyuaZc6qPLj_3W6WQzEYndaj8js3g%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BfX2qvpUkcAHrw7bqyuaZc6qPLj_3W6WQzEYndaj8js3g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> Kevin M. 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