Examining The Coverage of The O'Neal Ouster

Clearly E. Stanley O’Neal was a flawed CEO who posted Merrill Lynch & Company’s largest loss ever and was under fire for longer than these past seven days when the media criticism turned withering. Still, Yvette Kantrow, the Executive Editor of The Deal, today examines the coverage surrounding Jenny Anderson and Landon Thomas, Jr’s October 26th scoop on the ill-considered merger feelers of Merrill Lynch to Wachovia which began the media avalanche that ultimately led to the O’Neal’s ouster.