Herb Greenberg has announced his departure from Marketwatch and Dow Jones and in some ways, the media in general so that he can start a research firm. Herb’s blog has been in my blogroll for quite a long time and as of May 1, it will be removed with his departure. I spend enough time poking at the cheerleaders and overall failures of financial journalism to make sure I spend a proportional amount highlighting the few that I respect - which by definition doesn’t take much. Herb is one of the best. He calls it like he sees it and he sees it well in my opinion.  Financial journalism has just dropped a notch.  The research business has just been elevated.