Then a reporter for Newsweek, Charles Gasparino called the government-backed mortgage lender Fannie Mae "politically corrupt" in an interview with Tucker Carlson on Dec. 28, 2004.
On "MSNBC Live," host Tamron Hall reported July 9 on the quality of commercial airline travel, calling price increases "nickel-and-dime fees."
This week's "Biz Flog" looks at new attention being paid to oil speculators by Congress and the media. Speculators are being blamed for the high price of oil, but there is still debate over what role, if any, they play.
Former New York Stock Exchange Chairman Richard Grasso won money promised to him in a payout for 35 years of service. MSNBC's hosts of "Morning Joe" took issue with the size of the payout, though.
The Biz Flog for June 11, 2008, covers the effect global subsidies have on the price of oil, a topic the media often don't cover.
Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) promoted a windfall profits tax on oil companies on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
CNBC's Steve Liesman talks popularity of the word stagflation among economists as oil prices rise.
The CBS "Evening News" June 4, 2008, went after over-vaccinating children.
CACI's Jack London took the time to speak with Dan Gainor of the Business and Media Institute about the media's effect on CACI.
"The Biz Flog" for June 4 highlights the technology consulting company CACI and the one-sided, negative portrayal it received in The Washington Post.