Monday, February 12, 2007

Questions Grow About a Top CNBC Anchor


As with justice, journalism needs to be seen to be unbiased. This case raises a very big question.

Am I the only one who has never been impressed by Ms. Bartiromo as a business journalist?

Onésimo Alvarez-Moro

See article:
In November 2005, Citigroup gathered top clients at a lush spa resort in Napa Valley for two days of wine tasting and a chance to road test some of the hottest luxury cars on the market.

The test drivers included Todd S. Thomson, then the chief executive of Citigroup’s wealth management arm, car collectors, clients of the bank and Maria Bartiromo, the CNBC anchor and celebrity guest.

Their charge: To pick the 2006 car of the year for Robb Report, the luxury magazine. Like many of the judges, Ms. Bartiromo chose the bright red Ferrari Spider, according to one attendee. So did Mr. Thomson, a car enthusiast.

“It’s the ultimate package of sex and performance,” he told a reporter for the magazine.

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