‘Hyperactive’ Hurricane Season Almost Makes Record for Zero Hurricanes; Networks Quiet about Climate
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September 13, 2013
Peak hurricane season has arrived and on Sept. 10 as Tropical Storms Humberto and Gabrielle churned in the Atlantic, the season was nearing a record: for NOT having a hurricane. Humberto finally ratcheted up to hurricane status on Sept. 11, just…
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September 11, 2013
Apparently the burden of proof rests with MSNBC’s viewers to notice when the cable channel uses incorrect photos.MSNBC’s “News Nation” hyped a Politico hit job of the beef industry on Sept. 10 – but there was a problem with a picture they used to…
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August 21, 2013
The Federal Reserve has spent more than $2 trillion buying up assets since 2008 (often government bonds and mortgage securities) in an attempt to shore up the economy. Proponents argued what was called “quantitative easing” or QE was necessary “…
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August 15, 2013
Wages have been big news in 2013, although the battle over a “living wage” has gotten little attention even as left-wing activists protest in cities across the country.President Barack Obama called for an increase in the $7.25 minimum wage to $9.00…
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August 14, 2013
Economists, business owners and employees are worried that the Affordable Care Act is resulting in fewer hours for workers.The networks had been ignoring this shift toward part-time work and its relationship to Obamacare earlier this year, but NBC…
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August 13, 2013
When Detroit
declared bankruptcy in June, broadcasters acted like it was a shocking turn of
events. NBC “Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams told the “sad news from Detroit, the
largest U.S. city
to file for bankruptcy.” CBS’s Mark Strassman…
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August 9, 2013
In the saddest news for the polar bear world since the death of Knut, a polar bear in Norway has starved to death, according to NBC News and The Huffington Post. One starved polar bear wouldn’t normally make the news, but climate change doomsday…
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August 8, 2013
Columbia University helps define the news business. Its School of Journalism is perhaps the foremost institution of its kind in the United States, and its alumni fill the ranks of news organizations. It is also home to the Pulitzer Prize – the top…
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August 2, 2013
The July jobs report was released on Aug. 2, 2013, showing fewer jobs created than had been expected. The unemployment rate fell to 7.4 percent, but only 162,000 jobs were added and May and June were revised down by a total of 26,000 jobs.Alan…
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August 1, 2013
What do you call an increase in part-time and temporary workers along with stagnant unemployment numbers? Progress, according to the White House and the broadcast networks’ evening news programs.The networks have continued to tout the “recovering…