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March 9, 2009
Even with our economic troubles, things are not yet as bad at the Depression-era with its unemployment level of about 25 percent. But that didn’t stop the “Today” show from drawing the comparison with a “modern day shanty town” near the “railroad…
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March 5, 2009
It’s a bad time to be taking a “business” trip to a luxurious retreat in a warm climate. Especially if you’re doing it on someone else’s dime. If the networks find out, they’ll sneak hidden cameras in and report every detail of your lavish parties,…
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February 25, 2009
What a crime! A profitable company honors a contract and spends its own money to host events for clients – the audacity!Taking a page from ABC’s AIG hit job, NBC’s “Today Show” on Feb. 25 took a cheap shot at Northern Trust Bank for the perceived…
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February 16, 2009
In case you were unaware, soft drinks may be hazardous to your teeth.ABC’s Diane Sawyer made that abundantly clear in a report during the Feb. 13 “20/20. The report was the product of two years investigating the poverty and adversity faced by…
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February 12, 2009
Occasionally, the news media provides justice for a wronged industry or company.
That’s what correspondent Mark Strassmann’s story did on the Feb. 11 “CBS Evening News.” He exposed the repercussions of the recent salmonella…
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February 18, 2008
Pity the business that gets caught in a media feeding frenzy. The latest example is gun sellers, following another school shooting.
CNN’s Veronica De La Cruz turned a negative spotlight on an…
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December 12, 2011
A new study
of drugs for schizophrenia is getting media attention both for
what it says and for what the media claim it says. The Washington
Post especially used the occasion to say it underscores the extent…
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December 12, 2011
Political
and scientific circles are still reeling from Katrinas impact as
left-wing climate change advocates try to link the hurricane with
global warming.
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December 12, 2011
They say a
picture is worth a thousand words. On the network news, it equals
about 75 cents a gallon.
That's how much the three broadcast
networks have been…
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December 12, 2011
Scientists
dont agree about global warming, especially when it comes to
claiming it caused recent hurricanes. But Time magazine claims the
connection is an easy conclusion to reach.
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