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Jeff Poor | April 18, 2008

     For only the second time in 85 years, Time magazine abandoned the traditional red border it uses on its cover. The occasion – to push more global warming alarmism.

     The cover of the April 21 issue of Time took the famous Iwo…

Amy Menefee | April 17, 2008

     “At this vital juncture in the Earth’s history, it’s clear that the American people are looking for a presidential candidate who will take climate change ‘very seriously.’”

 

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Nathan Burchfiel | April 17, 2008

     You might think the networks harping on airlines for weeks over inspection controversies, delayed flights and ticket prices, might feel compelled to at least acknowledge some good news about the industry. But ABC “World…

Brian Fitzpatrick | April 17, 2008

Did you know that a movie documenting ideologically based persecution of scientists who dare question Darwin's Theory of Evolution  – by fellow “scientists” – opens in 1,000 theaters on Friday, April 18?

Not if the media can help it.  …

Nathan Burchfiel | April 16, 2008

Some of the toughest obstacles American businesses face come not from other companies

or the economy, but from the media – journalists exaggerating an issue to make a story sexier or anti-business groups influencing the media to advance…

Jeff Poor | April 16, 2008

     For the second night in a row, ABC’s “World News with Charles Gibson” said everything was bad and nothing good about an airline merger.

 

     On the day the CEOs from Delta Air Lines…

Jeff Poor | April 16, 2008

     One man’s pork spending is another’s “relative bargain.” That’s how a CBS reporter views it.

     The April 15 “CBS Evening News” observed Tax Day by exploring how federal tax dollars are spent, but what they chose to highlight was…

Jeff Poor | April 16, 2008

     The only presidential candidate with an economic plan that even remotely resembles a pro-growth, low taxation platform just can’t escape populist scrutiny from the media.

     GOP presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain’s path to…

Jeff Poor | April 15, 2008

     First she wanted no more cancelled flights. Now Meredith Vieira’s asking for a “guarantee” against higher airfares.

 

     Unfortunately, despite her $10-million annual salary,…

Jeff Poor | April 15, 2008

     It takes a big man to admit he’s wrong, but as a columnist for one of the nation’s top newspapers, Paul Krugman shouldn’t have been wrong in the first place.

 

    Krugman’s April 11 New…

Jeff Poor | April 15, 2008

     The big bad scary airline merger – it’s the way the media have portrayed the announced merger between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines.

 

     Each of the three networks gave…

Jeff Poor | April 14, 2008

     Reports about people who are in trouble with their home mortgages have been common on news broadcasts in recent weeks. Often the borrower is portrayed as the victim and the lender is vilified.

     However, the April 14 edition of…

Jeff Poor | April 14, 2008

     One might think in the free market of ideas, increased competition would inspire more innovation, leading to more and better choices for the consumer.

 

     Roger Mudd, a former “…

Jeff Poor | April 11, 2008

     As riots over food shortages are breaking out in Haiti, Egypt and other parts of Africa, the media are looking for a culprit. ABC’s April 10 “World News with Charles Gibson” identified one culprit of this global strife:…

Nathan Burchfiel | April 11, 2008

     George Soros has made doom-and-gloom predictions for the U.S. economy – again. Naturally, it resulted in the New York Times dubbing him a “prophet.”

     Soros recently released a new book in which he predicted impending financial…

Jeff Poor | April 10, 2008

     Will there always be print newspapers? The editor of The Washington Post said he thought so, though others might think he's in denial.

 

     In November 2007, former “NBC Nightly…

Jeff Poor | April 10, 2008

     One would think Wal-Mart might catch a break from the media, thanks to its recent environmental initiatives and in-store price cuts aimed at helping consumers. But that’s not the case.

 

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Nathan Burchfiel | April 10, 2008

     As evening and morning news broadcasts showed video of angry air travelers lashing out at American Airlines for canceling thousands of flights, at least one show finally revealed the true culprit: the Federal Aviation…

Jeff Poor | April 9, 2008

     First the media tell you plastic water bottles are bad for the environment, so they encourage you to drink tap water in reusable containers. Now some of those reusable containers aren’t safe.

 

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BMI Staff | April 9, 2008
Media Pile on Airlines over 'Safety Concerns' Recent flight cancellations for plane inspections have had networks criticizing airlines again, though the Federal…