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Julia A. Seymour | August 31, 2017

The government estimated that the U.S. grew at an annual rate of 3 percent in the second quarter. That was significantly higher than the 2.7 percent expected.

The good economic news was heralded as “impressive,” a “…

Julia A. Seymour | August 2, 2017

The stock markets rose dramatically since President Donald Trump was elected. Just since his inauguration, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed more than 10 percent and set 31 new closing record highs.

The 30th record was set on July…

Julia A. Seymour | July 27, 2017

The liberal media love Former Vice President Al Gore, the politician turned climate “crusader.” So much so that one of the biggest media companies in the nation — Viacom — is throwing its massive weight behind his new…

Aly Nielsen | July 24, 2017

The White House declared the week of July 16, “Made in America” week to celebrate U.S. manufacturing -- a continuance of President Donald Trump’s “America First” campaign focus. But ABC, CBS and NBC evening news…

Aly Nielsen | July 5, 2017

The broadcast networks have refused to cover the conclusion of a massive defamation case involving one of their own.

ABC News and Beef Products Inc (BPI) reached a confidential settlement which concluded a 5-year-old lawsuit as of June 27…

Julia A. Seymour | June 14, 2017

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The defamation case Reuters called a “trial of a lifetime,” between Beef Products Inc. and ABC over the network’s coverage of its lean finely…

Julia A. Seymour | June 14, 2017

President Donald Trump declared he would bring coal jobs back to the U.S. — first on the campaign trail and then after he was elected. Network news media reacted with a mix of skepticism and criticism.

ABC and NBC evening news…

Julia A. Seymour | June 8, 2017

A case with huge implications for journalists and speech began on June 5, and the three broadcast networks ignored it.

Perhaps because it is one of their own — ABC — which is being sued for its biased attacks on one company…

Julia A. Seymour | May 23, 2017

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped sharply on May 17. The broadcasts networks all reported it that night, attributing the drop to accusations of potential wrongdoing by…

Julia A. Seymour | May 2, 2017

Proposing tax cuts is the surest way to turn the liberal news media into deficit hawks. That’s exactly what happened in network coverage of President Donald Trump’…

Julia A. Seymour | April 5, 2017

President Donald Trump got elected with promises to rev up the economy and create millions of jobs, so he has made sitting down with CEOs, executives and small business leaders a priority. Only it’s been a media priority to ignore…

Julia A. Seymour | March 14, 2017

While financial news networks, companies and economists linked optimism over President Donald Trump’s proposed economic policies to the strong jobs report, only one of three broadcast networks — CBS — made that…

Julia A. Seymour | March 9, 2017

Twelve. That’s how many records the Dow Jones Industrial Average set in a row in 2017. Twelve new records, 12 sessions in a row.

Seven. That’s how few stories three combined networks devoted in their…

Julia A. Seymour | March 9, 2017

It’s not everyday that a payroll jobs analysis crushes expectations by coming in 100K above the forecast. So when it does, it should be big news.

And it was for some media outlets, but not to the broadcast…

Julia A. Seymour | February 22, 2017

Authorities ordered the temporary evacuation of almost 200,000 people living near the Oroville Dam in California after spillway damage and erosion caused fear of death and…

Julia A. Seymour | February 7, 2017

A federal agency discredited a common argument of climate skeptics in 2015, but now a whistleblower has accused the agency of misleading the public and playing politics. Not…

Sam Dorman | January 12, 2017

Network broadcasts slammed Trump’s plan to prevent his businesses from being conflicts of interest during his presidency, and provided scant balance to defend him.

During his first press conference on Jan. 11, President-elect…

Sam Dorman | January 11, 2017

Broadcast networks barely covered the skyrocketing national debt in the past year, but spent far more time on toy animals called Hatchimals. ABC and NBC gave the toy sensation three times more coverage than the debt.

As of Jan. 9, the…

Sam Dorman | December 19, 2016

As the Dow Jones Industrial Average neared the 20,000 mark for the first time in history, the index set 16 closing-day record highs since Donald Trump’s election.

Even some liberal media outlets have drawn a direct connection…

Julia A. Seymour | December 6, 2016

If you scream loud and long enough for a liberal cause, the media listen. Pipeline opponents dominated network reporting of the Obama administration’s decision to refuse…