CNBC

CNBC & ABC deserve a write in, a call in, an email blast, a twitter storm, etc. What if in 2016 the most important political race in this century were covered in the news media by only white men. Why do people of color have such a limited voice and presence in the media even today? What does Andrea Mitchell and Rachel Maddow know that Melissa Harris-Perry and Joy Reid DON'T know? I respect them both as the journalist but is it possible to hear the voices of the other portion of the electorate as we march toward Super Tuesday and beyond? If Lester Holt can take the 6 p.m. network news to number one in the ratings perhaps a more diverse representation could improve the ratings for CNBC and ABC and bring balance back to the third estate.

The only thing I hate about CNBC is that I have to either turn the TV off or leave the room when the obnoxious Rick Santelli is on air.
I really enjoy:
Jim Cramer, Carl, Bob, Dominic, Kelly, John and Steve L...

High points: Sorkin and Leesman, most guests good, some guests are excellent. Broad-ranging info is provided both on markets and investing - most of former more useful than latter, but that is how it is on Wall Street.

Low points: Joe Kernen: "no regulations are good, all politicians are incompetent except maybe certain ones who know business", etc. etc. Any government intervention is socialism, of course, for Kernen. Everyone would be rich except the lazy people, if the government would only get out of the way of free enterprise, unfettered concentration of capital, and unlimited executive compensation blah blah blah. Kernen is stuck in this black and white world of the Bush era, bewildered at the realities of the present and stuck in a republican rhetoric that is rapidly becoming a shrinking voice except in his own brain. He needs to be back-burnered.

CNBC needs sound reporting, not Kernen's reflex politics. I would take Sorkin as lead any day, as a sound, balanced lead, or Becky Quick or Leesman. I turn CNBC off when Kernen starts up. I would watch twice as much CNBC without Kernen, and I believe that is true for a growing number of viewers.

I have been watching CNBC five days per week for (gasp) 15 years! Not only have I learned an enormous amount about the economy and finance, I also get my daily news from them. I love that they cover all industries with equal interest. If you have limited television watching time as I do, I suggest CNBC as your go to news channel.

CNBC Never recovered since Mark Haines died. CNBC has taken journalism to a new low with nonstop bashing of whatever stock on the moment is. Most of the time over the last two years Melissa Lee never stops hammering Apple. Even on Fast Money she goes after the panel members if they say anything positive about the company. Jim Cramer is a joke on all levels and it's beyond me how they let him have so much air time when he doesn't get his medication properly balanced. The only reason I still watch is there are times when they break news that affects stocks I can get a trade on. Their ratings remain up there by default. Last buy not least, don't ever trade on information from CNBC or especially Cramer. Hire a professional.