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June 17, 2008
Searching high and low for someone to blame for contaminated tomatoes, CNN’s Lou Dobbs tried: imported produce; a “moronic” Food and Drug Administration; and finally, President George W. Bush.
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June 11, 2008
Ed McMahon has gone from spokesman for a sweepstakes company to spokesman for foreclosure victims. McMahon and his mansion have been in the news because he is “the latest celebrity to fall victim to the housing crisis,” said Chris…
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June 11, 2008
When credit card companies “just make it so easy,” people become addicted to debt. That’s what “Good Morning America” reported on the June 11 show.
“With the increased costs of gas and…
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August 24, 2010
The media should hire better “experts.”
An August 23 AP story noted gas prices are falling prior to Labor Day. Despite calling the price drop “unusual,” the AP reported the average price of gas at $2.704, thirty cents below of the $3 average…
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August 20, 2010
As students prepare to head back to school, the media are offering a course in Bias 101.
On the August 19 editions of ‘World News Tonight’ and ‘Nightline,’ ABC News reporter Chris Cuomo, with the help of undercover producers, followed the Obama…
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August 19, 2010
If the Democratic Governor’s Association (DGA) received a dollar every time someone in the media bashed Fox News, they’d never worry about fundraising again.
On the August 18 edition of ‘Rick’s List,’ host Rick Sanchez and correspondent Jessica…
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August 25, 2010
With its ratings hitting an all-time low, a desperate CBS tried something new: reporting significant news stories.
On August 24, all three network evening news broadcasts led with stories on the tumbling housing market. While ABC and NBC fretted…
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August 18, 2010
If a conference concerning one of the greatest housing crises in American history happens and the media don’t report on it, did it really take place?
On August 17, the Treasury Department convened a conference on ‘The Future of Housing Finance.’ Led…
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August 13, 2010
Forget the Xbox or the Wii. When kids get bored, they jet off without telling their parents.
On the August 13 edition of “Good Morning America,” Steve Osunsami reported on three Florida kids who attempted to fly to Dollywood, Tennessee from Florida…
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August 16, 2010
CBS News reporter Leslie Stahl definitely wasn’t born a coal miner’s daughter.
On the August 15 edition of ‘60 Minutes,’ Stahl featured a 13-minute segment about coal ash, a byproduct of coal production, and revisited the infamous December 2008…