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June 16, 2006
Networks Think Inflation
is Important Only When Its Rising
Signs that consumer prices are under
control get ignored or downplayed…
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May 17, 2006
Tax Cuts Once Again
Favor the Wealthy
Networks fixate on tax cuts for the
rich while ignoring exploding tax revenues.
By…
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May 3, 2006
None of this should come as a surprise. Its actually a trend the
Business…
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February 14, 2006
The New York Times has long made a habit of airing its disdain for
big cuts in domestic spending and soaring profits at major oil
companies. However, Edmund Andrews chose to reinvent the wheel by…
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February 8, 2006
ABCs Good Morning America asked two different guests if this plan
was just a pipe dream. Meanwhile, The Washington Post suggested
that this could have come straight from the mouth of Jimmy Carter…
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January 31, 2006
It turns out that media coverage of the nations economic growth can
vary a lot depending on how strong or weak the economy is doing.
Strong numbers are downplayed or undermined and weak numbers like…
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January 20, 2006
In many respects, 2005 was the strongest economic year the United
States has experienced since 1999. The Gross Domestic Product
continued its uninterrupted string of consecutive 3-percent or…
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January 4, 2006
This pessimism continued right through Christmas day,
even when the news began to come out that sales through December 24
were quite respectable. As
Reuters reported on December 26: U.S.…
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August 22, 2005
See Executive Summary
CNN promotes “Lou Dobbs Tonight” as “news, debate and opinion.” But it doesn’t explain that Dobbs defines those words his own unique way. “News” is often economic distortions presented as fact. “Debate” doesn’t always mean…
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August 22, 2005
See Full Study
Critics have complained that CNN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight” is a seamless rant against big business and free trade. The network in turn has promoted a premier news and business program as “news, debate and opinion.” But it doesn’t…