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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…
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June 17, 2009
Obama Pushes Gov. Health Care; ABC Responds with 'Prescription for America' Coverage from White House
ABC
caused a stir June 15 when the network announced special…
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June 3, 2009
Obama, Media Likely Wrong on 2009 Job Figures ... By May
Finding the 'glass half full,' nets and newspapers find good news about job loss, ignore failure of stimulus to halt rising…
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May 27, 2009
Networks Ignore Trillion Dollar Price Tag of Climate Cap Bill
The media regularly hype the threat of global warming as well as proposed fixes for it, but when a cap-and-trade…
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May 20, 2009
Broadcast Networks 'Hail' Obama Auto Fuel Efficiency Standards
In the name of fuel efficiency, the networks favored federal intervention and ignored critics of Obamas new CAFE…