Even the casual reader of our little corner of internet real estate knows that I'm not terribly fond of the mainstream media (MSM). I've met some very cool people that work in the MSM industrial complex, and I don't hold that against them. Heck, my own daughter has her eyes set on a higher education in journalism. I don't believe my disdain for the MSM is the fault of the worker bee collective. It may be a problem with what we the citizens, the clients of the MSM, have come to accept. Or … [Read more...]
Even the big boys get it wrong. Associated Press misquotes ARMLS. Shocking!
If you've read Phoenix Real Estate Guy for any length of time, you will know I'm not exactly a “mainstream media” fanboy. The MSM's tendency to write sensationalistic headlines and copy is annoying at best, and down right false and/or misleading at worst. Yesterday was no different. Two Associated Press writers, Derek Kravitz and Janna Herron, blew it in their article Home prices plummet in most big US cities (that particular link is to the Wall Street Journal copy of the AP article. You can … [Read more...]
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