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Amidst continuous news reports of recession and credit crisis, “Good Morning America” focused instead on an “unusual source” of relief for Wall Street and the U.S. economy.
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The Smithsonian is falling apart and the only way it can be saved is with more money.
What else is new – another government bureau is pleading for more money, right?
Aside from the fact that according to the…
The “Hannah Montana Scandal” – sounds like something you might see in a supermarket tabloid, right? No, it’s just that CBS “Early Show” co-host Hannah Storm isn’t able to get cheap tickets for her daughters to a Hannah…
Bitterness still resonates with former “CBS Evening News” anchor Dan Rather after his 2004 election Bush National Guard failure and his eventual 2006 departure.
Rather, now…
It was supposed to be a kickoff to a lackluster holiday season.
The day after Thanksgiving, known as “Black Friday,” showed that might not be the case. Sales jumped 7.2…
Thanksgiving air travel went well; in fact it went so well it prompted CNN anchor Rob Marciano to exclaim, “Maybe the media sufficiently scared everybody.”
CNN’s “American Morning” and NBC’s “Nightly News” reported the good…
If you can buy sperm or eggs, why are kidneys so radical to ABC?
ABC’s “World News with Charles Gibson” called a doctor’s market-like approach to organ donation, in which…
This one will really tug at your heartstrings – grandmothers might have to cut corners to be able to afford the family feast this year for Thanksgiving.
“[G]randmother Judy…
When Tom Brokaw, an old-time mainstream media figure in his own right, says he thinks print newspapers won’t be around in 10 years, that’s probably not a good sign for the industry. (Click for audio.)
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Just as the holiday season is cranking up, CBS is clamping down. Even strong numbers at Wal-Mart don’t satisfy the negative network. The November 18 “CBS Evening News” kept up its predictable pessimism about the…
It is a rare edition of CNN’s “Your $$$$$” that does not hint at or mention recession.
The November 17 edition featured a graphic titled “RECESSION WATCH” with a quote from…
CNN’s “American Morning” anchor John Roberts referred to high gas prices as “highway robbery” as they “[jumped] up over last year’s holiday drive.”
Reporter Alina Cho also…
So what’s another $1 trillion as long as it’s for a good cause?
Apparently not much according to Woody Tasch, the chairman of Investors’ Circle, a company that describes itself…
One Los Angeles councilwoman wants to take a bite out of obesity by blocking fast food restaurants. CNN served up its November 16 report on the food fight with extra relish calling it “a good first step.”
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It has become routine. Once a month, California-based RealtyTrac releases national foreclosure statistics and once a month, all three networks include a foreclosures story in their November 14 newscast.
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The media are in love with billionaire Warren Buffett. But it’s not for his charitable donations, nor his wise investing sense – it’s because he’s been on a class warfare crusade calling for more taxes on wealthy Americans.
…High gas prices may have a lot of people down, but apparently they also have someone feeling homicidal.
According to CNN’s November 15 “American Morning” Shell president John…
Upon the news of Wal-Mart’s robust third-quarter earnings and predictions of a “strong” holiday shopping season, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) surged into positive territory, closing up 320 points after several…
National Public Radio’s coverage of oil hitting $100 a barrel this week has uncovered another underreported angle to oil profits: funding future explorations.
In NPR’s “Morning…