Read more CNBC stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3112/cnbc.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:37:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71593/why-rupert-murdoch-wont-buy-nbc-stake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSources tell CNBC Rupert Murdoch wants to add a stake in NBC Universal to his ever-expanding media empire—which could lead to some awkward moments between Bill O’Reilly and Keith Olbermann at the company Christmas party—but it probably won’t happen, writes John Cook on Gawker. Considering the ongoing negotiations...http://www.newser.com/story/71593/why-rupert-murdoch-wont-buy-nbc-stake.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 11:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69422/obama-kanyes-a-jackass.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama got in on the Kanye West-bashing today, calling the rapper a “jackass” for his interruption of country star Taylor Swift during an MTV awards show Sunday. Obama made the remark in an off-the-record portion of an interview with CNBC, the Huffington Post reports, but that didn’t stop ABC...http://www.newser.com/story/69422/obama-kanyes-a-jackass.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 22:41:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63761/your-guide-to-todays-jacko-media-orgy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSurprisingly, the elephants entering Staples Center this morning aren’t there for the “Michael Jackson Memorial Orgy of Excess”—but for the circus, opening tomorrow. “That seems completely appropriate,” writes Lisa de Moraes for the Washington Post . As for today’s “freak show,” 16 TV outlets are planning live coverage. “Overwhelmed by...http://www.newser.com/story/63761/your-guide-to-todays-jacko-media-orgy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 8:19:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54124/dean-gets-cnbc-gig.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer Democratic National Committee chief Howard Dean is set to become a regular CNBC contributor, the Huffington Post reports—but his appointment had nothing to do with current attacks on the business network, an insider said. “This was in the works long before the Jon Stewart stuff,” a source says...http://www.newser.com/story/54124/dean-gets-cnbc-gig.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Mar 2009 10:30:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53713/stewart-incredibly-unfair-says-nbc-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNBC CEO Jeff Zucker said today that Jon Stewart’s Daily Show attacks are “incredibly unfair to CNBC and the business media,” Broadcasting & Cable reports. “CNBC is a spectacular organization and in particular Jim Cramer,” Zucker continued. “What is going on now is absurd.” The media isn’t responsible for the...http://www.newser.com/story/53713/stewart-incredibly-unfair-says-nbc-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Mar 2009 13:48:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53695/stewarts-hit-job-wont-keep-clueless-pundits-off-tv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJon Stewart’s takedown of Jim Cramer and CNBC is indicative of a real, if fleeting, sea change in our attitudes about the economy, Thomas Frank writes in the Wall Street Journal . “The applause Mr. Stewart has received for his j’accuse is the sound of the old order cracking.” But “clueless...http://www.newser.com/story/53695/stewarts-hit-job-wont-keep-clueless-pundits-off-tv.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Mar 2009 12:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53600/help-jim-cramer-arcade-style.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJim Cramer is facing his share of critics, from Jon Stewart to Fox Business, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Now you can help him defend himself in a new web video game: Jim Cramer’s Crashsteroids. Steer Cramer’s sneering mug as he takes aim at his detractors in the format...http://www.newser.com/story/53600/help-jim-cramer-arcade-style.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Mar 2009 14:41:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53529/stewart-took-a-cheap-shot-at-cramer-cnbc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJon Stewart’s pantsing of Jim Cramer was nothing but a “cheap shot,” writes Richard Cohen in the Washington Post. CNBC’s crew wasn’t covering up the impending crisis, and neither were the CEOs they interviewed. Many, including head honchos at AIG, Lehman Brothers, and Citigroup, lost fortunes investing in their companies....http://www.newser.com/story/53529/stewart-took-a-cheap-shot-at-cramer-cnbc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Mar 2009 7:43:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53483/stewart-inspired-media-watchdog-barks-at-cnbc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJon Stewart's attacks on CNBC have greased the wheels at Media Matters. The liberal watchdog group launched an online petition drive today urging the network to be tougher on Wall Street leaders. It's asking CNBC to hire economic voices with a track record of being right about the current crisis...http://www.newser.com/story/53483/stewart-inspired-media-watchdog-barks-at-cnbc.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Mar 2009 11:35:49 CDT