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MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE CRISIS AP: The Federal Reserve today said it see signs the recession may b be easing, but warned that the U.S. economy is likely to remain weak. Against that backdrop, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues left a key interest rate at a record low of between zero and 0.25 [...]
If you don’t know about the Independent Film Channel’s Media Project you should. It is one of the few, if only regularly scheduled hard hitting program examining media practices. To sample what they have done and will be doing this season, visit their site, IFC.com: Their TV magazine formatted weekly program starts its second season [...]
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The "News Dissector" explores how the financial crisis was built on a foundation of criminal activity uncovering the connection between the collapse of the housing market and the economic catastrophe that followed.
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