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February 19, 2007
CNN’s “In the Money” crew placed the blame on corporate America for a lack of diversity in the workplace in its February 17 show, saying businesses have a long way to go on something “so simple.”
The segment featured two African-American…
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February 17, 2007
Cancer.
The word understandably provokes emotional response and ABC “World News with Charles Gibson” was banking on it when they misled viewers in a one-sided story during the February 15 broadcast.
Anchor Charles Gibson introduced…
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February 14, 2007
Cubic zirconia instead of diamonds?
To hear the media tell it, that’s what the amorous should be giving their sweethearts this Valentine’s Day – thanks to a media obsession with “human suffering” highlighted in the Oscar-nominated movie…
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February 7, 2007
As Manhattan enjoyed an unseasonable 72-degree winter day on January 6, news media quickly claimed that the weather inspired fears of “the end of the world.” But as the thermometer dipped into extreme cold, the rhetoric of human-caused global…
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February 5, 2007
In the first month of 2007, the panel of CNN’s “In the Money” made gloomy economic predictions, complained about fluctuating gas prices and moaned about wages, among other things. On the February 3 show, they pondered whether or not the middle…
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January 31, 2007
When the Terminator outlined his plan for universal health insurance coverage in California on January 9, news media declared the plan “bold,” “ambitious,” “innovative,” “ground-breaking” and a “sweeping remedy.”
“Well there’s definitely…
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January 29, 2007
On the January 27th edition of CNN’s “In the Money,” panelists Jennifer Westhoven and Christine Romans were all steamed up about big business’ role in climate change.
“How genuinely environmentally conscious can some of these big oil…
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January 22, 2007
”I do drive occasionally, but not enough. I don't own a car because we don't really need it here.” That was New York-based CNN correspondent Stephanie Elam opening her gas price segment on the January 20 “In the Money.”
Her remarks…
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January 15, 2007
It might have been a holiday weekend for some, but “In the Money” viewers didn't get any time off from worrying. The January 13 CNN show insisted that energy costs were a concern, even in a time of falling gas prices.
According to the…
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January 8, 2007
Regular journalism is for sissies.
“One of the cardinal rules of journalism is don't speculate, but we like to live dangerously around here ...” That’s how CNN’s “In the Money” panelist Jennifer Westhoven introduced the January 6 show,…
