1.0 link 175249 <![CDATA[Economists, Progressives Petition CNBC For Coverage Overhaul]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/16/economists-progresses-pet_n_175249.html A group of leading progressives and economists have penned an open letter to CNBC demanding that the network publicly change its mission to focus more on Wall Street accountability.

Building off of the momentum from last week, in which CNBC personality Jim Cramer was subjected to an embarrassing lecture by the Daily Show's Jon Stewart, the group is launching, alongside its letter, a website: http://fixcnbc.com/.

"Americans need CNBC to do strong, watchdog journalism -- asking tough questions to Wall Street, debunking...

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