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Dan Gainor | September 18, 2008

     So much for the media hype about Arctic ice disappearing this summer.

 

     Less than three months ago, NBC’s Anne Thompson was warning ominously of ice loss. “But this summer, some…

Julia A. Seymour | September 17, 2008

     When Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin claimed she defeated the infamous Alaskan “Bridge to Nowhere” earmark, the Democratic nominees and network, cable and print journalists rushed to “fact check” her statement.

BMI Staff | September 17, 2008
Networks Help Obama Bridge Gap on Earmarks Pork. Its whats for dinner for many politicians. When Gov. Sarah Palin started touting a record…
Jeff Poor | September 17, 2008

     The federal government’s intervention and prevention of the collapse of American International Group (AIG) represents an acceptance of Marxist philosophies, according to some CNBC analysts.

     “They never made the real calls,…

Jeff Poor | September 17, 2008

     Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, Ariz., has acknowledged his technological shortcomings, but some in the media continue to portray him as a techno-phobe with no meaningful contributions to that sector of…

Dan Gainor | September 17, 2008

     Bailout. It’s all you hear any more. The government helps J.P. Morgan Chase bail out Bear Stearns. After years of mismanagement, the government bails out home mortgage titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Then there’s talk of a bailout of…

Jeff Poor | September 16, 2008

     After Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection and Bank of America absorbed Merrill Lynch September 15, the knee-jerk reaction has been to call for more government regulation. But, according to CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo, regulation is…

Jeff Poor | September 16, 2008

     Is Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain’s campaign strategy “demeaning to women?” Yes, according to CBS’s Bob Schieffer, because the McCain camp is selective about when and where GOP vice-presidential nominee…

Jeff Poor | September 15, 2008

     It may not seem like a U.S. banking crisis could produce many winners, but it has according to CNBC.

    Washington correspondent John Harwood appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” September 15 – the day Lehman Brothers (NYSE:LEH) failed…

Jeff Poor | September 12, 2008

     You should give credit where credit is due and to NBC’s credit, they did just that.

     The September 11 broadcast of “NBC Nightly News” featured retired billionaire Eli Broad – covering a positive side of businessmen. Broad is…

Jeff Poor | September 11, 2008

     The fragility of the U.S. banking system puts the country in a more dire position than many people realize according to CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer.

 

    Cramer, in his September 11…

Jeff Poor | September 11, 2008

     Call this a case of sex, drugs and crude oil.

     It was recently reported that federal investigators discovered an Interior Department group overseeing the collection of oil and natural gas royalties allegedly had sex with…

Jeff Poor | September 11, 2008

     Perhaps the network did it for old times’ sake. The September 10 “CBS Evening News” decided to recycle the media’s attack on bottled water.

 

     Having already attacked bottled…

Jeff Poor | September 10, 2008

     The price of oil has been steadily declining in recent weeks, but the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) could triple the price in the next seven years, according to one analyst.

     Charles T. Maxwell, the…

BMI Staff | September 10, 2008
CNN Parrots Dems on Republicans and Economy The best political team on televisions coverage of the Republican National Convention…
Amy Menefee | September 10, 2008

Confessions of a Subprime Lender: An Insider’s Tale of Greed, Fraud and Ignorance by Richard Bitner. Paperback. 208 pages. Wiley. List price: $19.95.

     Greed is bad.

     Well, when it makes you so crazy that you become…

Nathan Burchfiel | September 10, 2008

     CNN’s “best political team on television” is proving itself to be the best at closing its eyes, plugging its ears and repeating “la, la, la, we can’t hear you” when it comes to Republicans addressing economic concerns.

     CNN –…

Jeff Poor | September 9, 2008

     The economy isn’t out of the woods yet in spite of 3.3 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the second quarter of 2008, according to former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.

     Greenspan appeared on CNBC’s…

Dan Gainor | September 9, 2008

     Convention time just ended for journalists, and they are on edge about the future. Not the political conventions – the annual Society of Professional Journalists event. With ad dollars shrinking and job losses mounting, the future they are…

Julia A. Seymour | September 9, 2008

     Technological glitches can come with a high price tag – as United Airlines found out on September 8.

     According to The Washington Post, a six-year-old Chicago Tribune article about the airline’s 2002 bankruptcy was archived…