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January 17, 2007
In its rush to paint vitamin supplements as a “Lethal Weapon” in need of regulation, CBS’s showed its “Passion” for bigger government as correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi used part two of her two-night series on nutrition supplements to accuse Mel…
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January 17, 2007
The Depression was only “great” because of the great harm it caused to millions. While the Dust Bowl devastated farmland, the stock market crash wiped out companies and unemployment overwhelmed the nation’s workforce.
Folk singer Woody…
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January 17, 2007
Gasoline and crude oil prices are both on a downward trend and some media outlets are even reporting the story. But USA Today’s Barbara Hagenbaugh presented a negative spin on the positive development and failed to disclose her source also…
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January 17, 2007
Media
Myth: The Recession/Depression of 2006
Do you believe the U.S. economy is in or near a
recession? Thats what network news suggested about once a week,…
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January 15, 2007
His country is the fourth-largest exporter of oil to the United States, and he just announced an oil nationalization plan that would undercut private investment in his country, but dictator Hugo Chavez’s announcement earned no mention on the…
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January 15, 2007
It might have been a holiday weekend for some, but “In the Money” viewers didn't get any time off from worrying. The January 13 CNN show insisted that energy costs were a concern, even in a time of falling gas prices.
According to the…
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January 12, 2007
There she goes again. Two days after taking transportation policy expert Robert Poole out of context in a toll road story, CNN’s Lisa Sylvester cut around the substance of a USC economist’s arguments against a Medicare bill before Congress…
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January 12, 2007
One man’s punitive damages could mean distress for an industry.
But to one news anchor, it was a “victory” for the little guy.
NBC’s Brian Williams quickly…
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January 11, 2007
Most Americans don’t wait 10 years for their bosses, much less the government, to give their paychecks a boost. Data show that more than two-thirds have passed the minimum after a year at a particular job. But to ABC’s “World News” anchor…
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January 10, 2007
In its rush to anger viewers about private company “ownership” of public roads, the January 9 “Lou Dobbs Tonight” presented only one proponent of privatized toll roads, and then misrepresented his position on the issue, cutting out his defense…