Covering the TARP Inspector’s Report

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CJR‘s Greg Marx notes that coverage of the report from TARP Special Inspector General Neil Barofsky was all over the map yesterday.

Head over to our Campaign Desk and check out his post looking at which outlets focused on “Transparency or Trillions?” as his headline puts it, and whether they got it right.

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Ryan Chittum is a former Wall Street Journal reporter, and deputy editor of The Audit, CJR’s business section. If you see notable business journalism, give him a heads-up at rc2538@columbia.edu. Follow him on Twitter at @ryanchittum.