"What if we superimposed an elephant or donkey graphic next to a reporter's name to indicate his political affiliation? -- "
This may become a reality on news casts and so called financial nets. I'm to the point that if I watch CNBC, I mute it with about 90% of the CNBC talking heads and about 70% of their so called experts. They push the gloom and doom and dark side predictions/warnings all the time.
Financial analysts actually have the power to affect the market though if they can scare enough people into pulling their money out of a company or sector.