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above the fold, and everyone can see it as they walk by the
newsstand. But hide it deep in the nether-sections, and only Grandpa…
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December 21, 2005
The Christmas shopping season culminated a strong year for the U.S.
economy. But instead of ringing out the old year and toasting the
economys success, 43 percent of Americans think were in a…
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December 21, 2005
Ever
since Hurricane Katrina made landfall in late August sending oil
prices to $70 per barrel and gasoline above $3 a gallon, the media
have been in a panic over a return of 70s-style inflation. Such…
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December 21, 2005
Ringing
alarm bells about record greenhouse gas emissions, New York Times
reporter Andrew Revkin opened his December 21
article noting the U.S. Energy Department reports U.S. emissions…
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December 20, 2005
Opening their newscasts with the New York City transit strike, the
December 20 morning news programs focused on the inconvenience to
commuters and the expected cost to the city, but only CNN, CBS, and…
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December 19, 2005
Regardless of whether a strike is called or a settlement is
reached, warned Chan and Greenhouse, the labor struggle over the
transit contract has highlighted one fact: Many workers feel they
lack dignity…
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December 15, 2005
Lou Dobbs wants answers. In his December 14 broadcast of CNNs Lou
Dobbs Tonight, the business anchor gathered torches and pitchforks
in response to the news of an overall trade deficit [that] hit…
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December 15, 2005
Lower energy prices have spurred a significant drop in consumer
prices according to a December 15 report from a federal agency that
tracks economic data. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U…
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December 14, 2005
The Media’s Top 10 Economic Myths of 2005
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“So people at home right now are saying, ‘Economic slowdown? How slow is it going to go?’ Are we headed for another recession?”– Anchor John Roberts, “CBS Evening…
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December 14, 2005
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It was difficult to wade through the economic news of 2005. Gloom and doom overwhelmed any rational examination of the U.S. economy. Journalists were so obsessed with their negative outlooks that they set aside reason and…
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December 12, 2005
Forecasting a bleak sweater-swaddled winter for middle class
Americans on the December 12 Evening News, CBS correspondent Jim
Axelrod exaggerated the rise of natural gas heating costs by about…
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December 12, 2005
The crew of CNNs In the Money opened their December 10 program
warning about a bursting housing bubble, but an interview with a
Harvard housing expert quickly deflated that story line.
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December 9, 2005
Stacking the deck against Merck and Co., Inc., reporters for The New
York Times and USA Today presented an allegation that the
prescription drug maker tampered with results in its own study. The…
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December 9, 2005
Oil companies are evil and the root of that evil is Americas
endless thirst for oil. At least thats the spin of the new movie Syriana,
which the media have called powerful, ambitious and Something…
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December 8, 2005
A company that has lowered food prices by more than the government
food stamp program in 2005 and has donated millions upon millions of
dollars to charitable causes is a Goliath and similar to a god…
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December 8, 2005
If aliens landed on Earth and picked up the cover of the December
8 Washington Post, theyd think the House of Representatives were a
bunch of reckless advocates of tax cuts that do nothing to help the…
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December 8, 2005
The same network that brings you Anderson Cooper 360 should
consider a new show hosted by one of its business reporters: Andy
Serwer 180.
CNNs Andy Serwer swung from warning of a…
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December 7, 2005
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The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season brought with it a storm of controversy that is still having impact. When two studies alleged a link between increasing strength of storms and global warming, climate change advocates found…