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To: Investor Clouseau who wrote (8458)	8/30/2001 2:02:35 PM
From: Joseph Beltran	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 17683

you've got to be kidding me: "balanced perspective"?????? they don't know the meaning of that term. I dare you to get videos from last year and review them to see if there was even a remote semblance of "balance perspective". as to the phrase "financial journalists", you've got to be kidding me. these people litter the airwaves with unsubstantiated rumors and trash talk. no "journalistic" merit at all to most of what they say. you call maria hyping the upgrades and downgrades every morning from the floor "journalism"????? man, you must have some meager standards.

To: Investor Clouseau who wrote (8458)	8/30/2001 2:36:25 PM
From: opalapril	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17683

"They're journalists" Not really. Even the the CNBC 'talent' would have to acknowledge they are at most merely "TV business journalists," a specialized sub-specie for whom a very low circle of hell is reserved. Face it. Their primary job is to do and say whatever it takes to keep you watching the boob tube while someone else peddles dog food and detergent at you. They do this by exploiting you, your anxieties, and your hopes. How else explain how Ron Insana can make his way through a segment on "what to do with your lottery winnings" without dying of abject shame and embarrassment?