Business

Nathan Burchfiel | February 13, 2008

     Is consumer confidence at an “all-time low”? The media say yes, but the facts say no.

     “The market is tumbling, while oil prices are soaring; consumer confidence at an all-time low,” reported Savannah Guthrie on the NBC “…

Jeff Poor | February 13, 2008

     Politicians using tragedy to advance an agenda has been a tried-and-true strategy. Paint the idea green and a natural catastrophe became political fodder for former Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry (Mass.).

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BMI Staff | February 13, 2008
Consumer Confidence: Only News When It's     Low(er) The media love to talk about the governments measure of consumer opinion about the economy but only when its…
Jeff Poor | February 13, 2008

     According to the media and some economists it wasn’t supposed to be this way. Our consumer-driven economy was supposed to show a slowdown in spending not an increase.

     That goes to show you can’t believe all the economic…

Nathan Burchfiel | February 13, 2008

     Two scientific studies have suggested clearing land to produce biofuel ingredients will actually contribute more to “global warming” than simply sticking with fossil fuels. The shocking part is that someone in the media actually reported it…

Jeff Poor | February 13, 2008

     No amount of reprieve for debtors is “sufficient” for critics. Following the Bush administration’s latest announcement of a mortgage grace period, ABC News fretted.

 

     The…

Jeff Poor | February 12, 2008

     Take an anti-credit card lending activist, one liberal congresswoman and a disgruntled credit card holder, and you have the stacked deck against lenders that ABC used on February 11.

 

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Jeff Poor | February 12, 2008

     With all the doom and gloom talk about the economy, especially on “CBS Evening News,” anchor Katie Couric touted a “safer investment” on February 11.

 

     Couric’s magic bullet was…

Jeff Poor | February 12, 2008

    You have to wonder if CBS’s wants bad economic news – considering the network is all too eager to warn of the worst. The January 28 “The Early Show” was the latest example – hyping fears for Wall Street on day when the Dow jumped almost 177…

Jeff Poor | February 11, 2008

     The February 11 “Good Morning America” introduced a new dire consequence of the slowing economy: “cash-strapped homeowners” committing arson.

     “We have news this morning on the home foreclosure front, word that cash-strapped…

Nathan Burchfiel | February 8, 2008

     The U.S. Congress on Thursday approved a $168-billion “economic stimulus” plan that will issue tax rebate checks to millions of taxpayers. The plan, which exceeded original expectations of $145 billion, provided the media…

Jeff Poor | February 8, 2008

     After seven years in office, President George W. Bush has taken his share of criticism from his political opponents, the media and even sometimes from his own party.

      Bush has suffered through some harsh attacks, including…

Jan LaRue, Esq. | February 8, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama is highly intelligent, likeable, articulate (no racism intended), dynamic, well-educated and witty. He is receiving virtually worshipful coverage from the news media.

Now imagine the Republican presidential front…

Jeff Poor | February 7, 2008

     You can’t teach an old dog new tricks in the eyes of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul.

     The Texas congressman had some harsh words for the GOP presidential frontrunner John McCain, a longtime U.S. Senator, on various…

Jeff Poor | February 7, 2008

     In all the media’s economic fearmongering, exaggerated predictions are rarely corrected. And when it comes to gas prices, exaggerated predictions have become the norm.

     Media analysts have long warned of prices exceeding $4…

Jeff Poor | February 6, 2008

     Former Nixon and Reagan aide-turned media pundit Pat Buchanan has a unique take on the Sen. John McCain’s success in running for the Republican presidential nomination.

     What does Buchanan think will happen if McCain succeeds…

Jeff Poor | February 6, 2008

     The media’s constant carping about an economic downturn will have consequences unless the recession rhetoric is toned down, CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo said in a February 6 “Today” show segment.

     “[T]he truth is, [“Today” co-anchor…

BMI Staff | February 6, 2008

The Worst-Case Economy Reporting Handbook  Broadcasts are filled with sob stories about economic woes  of "average Americans." But most of those featured are hardly "…

Nathan Burchfiel | February 6, 2008

     There’s nothing like a compelling sob story to put a human face on economic reporting. Unfortunately, the tragic stories highlighted by the media to slam business and naysay the economy are often worst-case scenarios that gloss over…

Brian Fitzpatrick | February 6, 2008

Coverage of Super Tuesday shows how deeply the far-left world view is influencing the media and the entire nation.

This year's presidential campaign coverage, especially of the Democratic contest, is much more about “identity group”…