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May 27, 2010
Most probably wouldn’t think of Rolling Stone magazine as a primary source for information on something like financial regulation reform. However, if you listen to some of the left-wing talking heads like Ezra Klein, Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi is…
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May 26, 2010
If network bias was measured in calories, then NBC Nightly News would be a double bacon cheeseburger.
On May 25, both NBC and CBS’s evening news broadcasts ran stories about a “study” by the left-leaning Center for Science in the Public…
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May 26, 2010
Newsweek’s Michael Hirsh doesn’t want the government to have a hand in financial reform. On the contrary, he’d rather the government have both hands firmly around Wall Street.
In his May 21 Newsweek Web Exclusive, Hirsh was outraged that the “…
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May 24, 2010
Apparently, having Goldman Sachs connections is only a problem if you’re a Republican.While on May 20, The Los Angeles Times gleefully reported that Meg Whitman dropped in the polls for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in California, they…
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May 24, 2010
At first, Michael Mann, a Penn State professor and a central figure in the Climategate scandal, but best known for his discredited “hockey stick graph” didn’t like being mocked in a YouTube video. Now Mann is alleging he’s a victim of hate groups.…
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May 21, 2010
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) taking another tumble of 376 points on May 20, some investors are pointing to problems in Europe for the sell-off. However, there may be problems at home as well.
CNBC’s CME Group floor reporter Rick…
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May 20, 2010
If celebrities, movies, and former vice presidents can’t sell people on global warming, maybe a cartoon can.At least that’s what The New Yorker was hoping with its May 17 cover showing the “evolution” of global warming. The cartoon is a montage of…
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May 19, 2010
Since Obama took office, there’s been a leftward swing toward increased regulation. The news media have supported that tilt, generally failing to demand explanations for high profile failures of government regulators.From the financial crisis to the…
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May 19, 2010
Media Favor Regulation, Barely Notice Failures of Regulators
From the government's 'cozy' relationship with BP, to the SEC's
failure to catch Madoff, to the structure…
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May 19, 2010
The fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree and, in the case of the mainstream media, the analysis doesn’t fall far from the network agenda.
On May 17, NBC’s “Today” and CBS’ “Early Show,” along with all three network evening news programs,…