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Why? Shouldn't journalists (including Gruber) be held to some kind of truthy standard about their claims?

• smackfu 16y ago
  He spends a lot time calling out predictions by financial analysts. I'm not sure what the point of that is. It's just like, "Ha! iPad was not a failure, in your face for predicting it would do poorly!"
  • Anechoic 16y ago
    He spends a lot time calling out predictions by financial analysts. I'm not sure what the point of that is. To point out the (un)reliability of these analysts whose opinions people may trust (at act upon) because of their positions as "analyst." All things being equal, I will take the word of a police officer over the word of an accused criminal, but if I provided with facts that the officer is often wrong/lying, I won't automatically trust the officer's report.
  • SixtySe7en 16y ago
    The point is how many news agencies, blogs, and pundits quote these same analysts day after day without questioning their track record, motives, or experience. I think its good to have someone calling them on their "expertise" from time to time.
• MrRage 16y ago
  I wouldn't consider Gruber a journalist, but of course journalist should be held to a standard. The problem is when a majority of what journalist do is comment or report on what other journalist say. I think there's a parallel in today's popular "news" shows. It seems like Olbermann spends most of his time mad at what Beck said and Beck is mad at what Olbermann said, ad nausium.