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June 14, 2007
You know the scorpion that killed the frog in that old fable? According to Columbia Journalism Review, that’s Rupert Murdoch.
CJR, a magazine for “professional journalists published bimonthly…
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June 14, 2007
R.I.P. Toucan Sam (1963-2007). Chalk another victory up for the fat police.
CBS “Early Show” anchor Hannah Storm supported getting rid of the characters on June 14.
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June 13, 2007
ABC’s “World News with Charles Gibson” reported foreclosure statistics furnished by RealtyTrac, a commonly used barometer of the real estate market, on its June 12 broadcast. “Today we learned that more than 176,000 home…
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June 13, 2007
It used to be that you could buy a newspaper on the corner for a penny, a nickel or even a dime. Or the paperboy delivered it to your door, came around another time and collected a whole month’s worth for just a few dollars.
In 2007,…
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June 13, 2007
Many baby boomers are planning a “late” retirement and CBS “Evening News” thinks that’s a problem. The June 12 report led viewers to believe boomers were being forced to work into and past retirement age, but that wasn’t…
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June 13, 2007
It’s graduation season again. Time for college graduates to go find jobs that will pay their bills, and for many that will include a student loan payment.
Student loans make a college education…
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June 13, 2007
Americans work hard for their money. Too hard, according to CNN. Even worse than even grovelling medieval peasants scratching the land to survive.
That conclusion came from reporter Polly Labarre of…
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June 13, 2007
Media
Exaggerate Student Loan 'Crisis'
Say the word kickback…
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June 12, 2007
CNN “American Morning” co-host John Roberts conducted an interview with the mother of a Staten Island teenage track athlete who died tragically in an apparent overdose of a well-known muscle soreness cream. The athlete’s…
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June 12, 2007
Michael Moore doesn’t need an advertising budget for his new film, “Sicko.” The media are doing a fine job getting out the word.
The June 12 “American Morning” featured almost two and a half…