When CEO's Blame the Media

Is the media to blame for a company's poor performance?
These CEO's blamed the media

Sears (SHLD) CEO Eddie Lampert claimed the media is "deliberately unfair"
Not just for recent coverage, but coverage over the last decade

Apple's (AAPL) - Get Report Tim Cook blamed slow iPhone 7 sales
on leaks about features that might be on the iPhone 8

During the financial crisis, Bear Stearns President and CEO Alan Schwartz
claimed the company could secure loans due to "unfounded rumors and attendant speculation."

Enron Chairman Kenneth Lay portrayed his company as the victim
of aggressive journalists, in particular, The Wall Street Journal

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This article was written by a staff member of TheStreet.