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June 30, 2011
On Saturday, June 25, 2011, thousands flooded the streets to celebrate the passage of New York's law permitting same-sex marriage. Amongst those who put on their party hats to rejoice were the media, who for years now have unashamedly supported…
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November 30, 2007
Sometimes business gives an inch and interest groups want a mile.
National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” gave a report November 30 on misleading “green” products, charging companies with “The Six Sins of Greenwashing.”
“You…
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November 26, 2007
Thanksgiving air travel went well; in fact it went so well it prompted CNN anchor Rob Marciano to exclaim, “Maybe the media sufficiently scared everybody.”
CNN’s “American Morning” and NBC’s “Nightly News” reported the good news on…
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November 14, 2007
National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” was one of few outlets to report that the cost of $100 oil hasn’t had the effect on the economy that many people expected, “at least not yet,” cautioned host Steve Inskeep November 12.
In the…
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November 6, 2007
Even though the media have been saying flight delays were so bad this year, it turns out they are better than last year.
CNN’s November 6 “American Morning” anchor Kiran Chetry introduced a report on improved flight delays by giving it to…
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August 13, 2007
Who’s to blame for flight delays? Certainly not faulty government programs, says the “CBS Evening News.”
“Sheer misery … passengers on arriving planes couldn’t get off, stuck on taxi ways for up to six hours with little or no food and…
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March 9, 2007
Should the United States put its faith in a carbon reduction plan that does not work?
That was the question American Public Media (APM) asked in coverage of the European Union’s energy summit March 8.
Host Scott Jagow asked “why…
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February 22, 2007
What’s hurting America’s kids? Tax cuts.
That was the conclusion of one study by a liberal policy group, Every Child Matters. And a February 22 Marketplace segment by American Public Media reported it without question. American Public…
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November 7, 2008
To market, to market to buy a fat bailout.
“The government is doing what it can. They’ve learned the lessons of the 30s. And the lesson of the 30s was to put ideology aside and do whatever you can to bail it out,” New York Times Chief…
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November 4, 2008
An Obama victory could boost conservative talk show hosts according to CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on election day. The show was more skeptical over the future of left-wing talk.
“Who is going to win in terms of the cable wars?” asked co-host Joe…