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December 11, 2009
If you’re not buying the hype surrounding global warming, you’re not alone. Polls show fewer people believe there is “solid evidence” the Earth is warming, and Wired magazine consulted a shrink to find out why.
Brandon Keim wrote a one-sided…
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December 9, 2009
Each year the Business & Media Institute looks back on the year's news and selects the top 10 worst economic myths. Here is our 2009 list:
10. CBS, NY Times Support Ecuadorian Shakedown of U.S. oil company
9. Media Fail to…
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November 6, 2009
President Obama lobbied for government stimulus almost as soon as he took office. In order to gain passage of that $787 billion spending spree, Obama warned of economic “catastrophe” including double-digit unemployment.
Roughly 9 months later, we…
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October 30, 2009
CNN’s “American Morning” condemned socialism and praised capitalism on Oct. 30. No, they weren’t discussing big bailouts or entrepreneurs. They were talking about Halloween candy.
“Okay. This is the most, this is the most capitalist of holi–…
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October 5, 2009
Attacking industry is an old standby for “60 Minutes,” and the Oct. 4 segment against coal companies was no exception.
Lesley Stahl criticized the industry for accidents, using the huge 2008 spill in Kingston, Tenn. to push for the federal…
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September 15, 2009
Just one year ago the investment firm Lehman Brothers collapsed, kicking off a financial panic. CNN spent much of “American Morning” Sept. 14 arguing that nothing has changed to prevent another financial collapse and that Wall Street needs more…
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August 7, 2009
CNBC offered skepticism of the White House Aug. 7, bringing up a “conspiracy theory” about whether President Obama learned ahead of time that the unemployment rate had fallen to 9.4 percent in July.
Co-host Erin Burnett asked correspondent…
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July 29, 2009
Dylan Ratigan, host of MSNBC’s “Morning Meeting,” might be worried about keeping that gig. Why else would he act like he’s trying out for the job of Barney Frank’s press secretary?
The Massachusetts Representative appeared on July 28 to push…
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July 9, 2009
The broadcast networks continued their crusade against the bottled water industry after the left-wing Environmental Working Group released a study about bottled water labeling. Jane Houlihan, an EWG spokesperson, testified at a congressional hearing…
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November 15, 2007
High gas prices may have a lot of people down, but apparently they also have someone feeling homicidal.
According to CNN’s November 15 “American Morning” Shell president John Hofmeister has…
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