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Ken Shepherd | May 31, 2006

CNNs Kitty Pilgrim Slams Economy Dobbs reporter takes Treasury secretary nomination as chance to rehash attacks on Bush economy,…

Amy Menefee | May 31, 2006
     Gas prices havent stopped Americans from driving, but the media are more interested in those seeking solutions to moooving without gasoline. ABCs Claire Shipman covered a team of Western Washington…
Ken Shepherd | May 30, 2006

Washington Post Magazine Scoffs at Global Warming Skeptics Rival paper Washington Times, meanwhile, presents views on both sides…

Rachel Waters | May 26, 2006

NBC Pumps Up Housing Bubble with Extreme Example Network spotlights problems of couple paying $2,000 a month for a $129,000 house…

Ken Shepherd | May 25, 2006

NY Times Sounds Downbeat on Upbeat Economy Reporter Peters downplays strong GDP revision and hunts for signs of slowdown.…

Ill See Your Price and Raise You a Quarter Networks fret over high gas costs, yet still depict prices higher than they are.…

Ken Shepherd | May 25, 2006

A Government Land Grab the Media Can Love ABC News casts Wal-Mart as Goliath when town tries to seize its land, but Kelo ruling…

BMI Staff | May 24, 2006
The Free Market Project is now the Business…
Dan Gainor | May 24, 2006
     Since Hurricane Katrina swept ashore on the Gulf Coast, weve heard seemingly countless reports of record high gas or oil prices. From the beginning of September last year, the big three networks -- ABC…
Ken Shepherd | May 24, 2006

CNN Continues to Dismiss FTC Report on Price Gouging Anchor bemoans results but weeks earlier called for higher gas prices with…

Ken Shepherd | May 24, 2006

Networks Silence on Corrupt Fannie Mae Continues Only CBS reported $400M Fannie Mae fine, while Clinton administration connections…

Ken Shepherd | May 23, 2006

ABCs Kofman Blows Past Skeptical Scientists in Hurricane Season Story Reporter left out detractors of global warming link,…

Ken Shepherd | May 23, 2006

CNNs Serwer Dismisses Study Finding No Price Gouging ABC and NBC briefly reported the story without commentary.

Ken Shepherd | May 22, 2006

Parade on the March Again, Downbeat on Economy Magazine leaves out strong economy, Bernankes forecast of soft landing in housing…

Ken Shepherd | May 19, 2006

Morning Shows Ignore Vote to Keep Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling The same media outlets covered the anti-business push to…

Ken Shepherd | May 18, 2006

CNNs Dobbs Continues to Ignore Growth in Auto Industry Anchor blames free trade for foreign dominance, but doesnt point to the job…

R. Warren Anderson | May 17, 2006

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It was five years before the turn of the century and major media were warning of disastrous climate change. Page six of The New York Times was headlined with the serious concerns of 'geologists.' Only the…

R. Warren Anderson | May 17, 2006

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Thanks to the release of Al Gore's latest effort on global warming - this time in book and movie form - climate change is the hot topic in press rooms around the globe. It isn't the first time. The media have warned…

BMI Staff | May 17, 2006
The Free Market Project is now the Business…
Ken Shepherd | May 17, 2006

ABC sees student loan crisis, ignores hot job market NBC and USA Today report best market in four years for college graduates.…