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April 11, 2006
Once again Wal-Mart is under attack by interest groups hoping to use
government to gum up its business operations. And once again, the
media are focusing on the stores critics while downplaying the…
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April 10, 2006
A New York Times reporter who called recent corporate layoffs worse
than the Great Depression was the papers choice to write about the
positive job growth in the economy…
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April 7, 2006
The April 7 network morning news programs ignored data on dropping
jobless claims and a rise in consumer confidence, which point to a
strong economy. NBC, meanwhile, gave short shrift to a nearly 5-year…
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April 7, 2006
Continuing the media assault on profitable businesses, CBS News
attacked the insurance industry for record profits in 2005, a year
also beset by heavy hurricane damage claims…
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April 5, 2006
Imagine being fined by your state government for not buying
something you choose to avoid purchasing. It may sound crazy, but in
Massachusetts it may soon be the law.
A bill awaiting…
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April 4, 2006
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezs offer of subsidized heating oil
to the frosty northeastern United States this past winter was met
warmly by the broadcast media. But network interest in Chavez turned…
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April 3, 2006
The current issue of BusinessWeek
conceded what the Business…
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March 31, 2006
Following on the heels of Time magazines alarmist
cover stories on
global warming, this weekends release of Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
has given movie reviewers for major newspapers a…
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March 30, 2006
When environmentalists want regulation, its never enough. And the
media are often willing to give them the spotlight.
New fuel efficiency regulations have the media going…
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March 29, 2006
The New York Times has found another example of corporate evil to
fight:
funny beer ads.
Citing left-wing advocacy groups, Times writer Melanie
Warner penned a…