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September 16, 2009
The Media Depression that
Wasn't (Even Close)
Major
news outlets spent much of 2008 and 2009 portraying the U.S.
economy as on the brink of a second Great Depression…
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September 9, 2009
White
House Pushes Economic 'Recovery,' Media Spin Jobs Reports
Journalists
emphasize 'glimmers of hope' for the economy as unemployment
rises to a 26-year-high…
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August 26, 2009
Health Care Co-ops: Just another Public Option
Due to the outcry of many about a public option, some senators have suggested a compromise in the form of health insurance co-ops. Conservatives…
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August 19, 2009
Looking for a Health Care Scapegoat: Networks Try to Marginalize Talk Radio
Media blame ObamaCare struggles on conservative stations, reminiscent of 2007 immigration reform failure…
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August 12, 2009
Media Cover Town Hall Outrage from Left, Calling it 'Orchestrated' and 'Not about Policy'
The outrage at health care town halls across the country have garnered plenty of media attention…
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August 5, 2009
Networks Praise 'Clunker' Program, Downplay Critics
ABC, CBS and NBC all say car trade-in scheme is a 'victim of its own success,' after burning through $1 billion in a week. In stories…
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July 22, 2009
Uncritical Condition
President Obama is running a full court press to get a health care reform bill passed before Congress August recess, and hes gotten plenty of help from the networks. ABC,…
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July 15, 2009
For 'Leverage,' Round Two of 'Destroying' Evil Businessmen
TNTs business-bashing show returns for its second season July 15 after targeting insurance companies, military…
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July 8, 2009
Media Help Obama Gear Up for
'Stimulus, The Sequel'
Political
rhetoric and journalistic support suggest building momentum for
a second stimulus package,…
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June 24, 2009
A Different Standard: Gas Price Coverage Shifts since 2008 High
Reporting of consumer hardship, market-factor scrutiny and the effects Middle East turmoil on oil and gas…