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Julia A. Seymour | August 20, 2007

     Charles Gibson highlighted two San Franciscans’ carbon footprints on the May 9 “World News with Charles Gibson,” but hypocritically traveled to San Francisco for the report.

 

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Stuart James | August 17, 2007

     CBS examined two families hurt by the “mortgage meltdown” in its August 16 broadcast, but the report was delivered by a correspondent who lost her own dream house because of an adjustable rate mortgage.

 

Jeff Poor | August 17, 2007

     It has been no secret that home lenders are in some serious trouble as borrowers are having troubles making payments on their mortgages. Even American Home Mortgage Investments, the then-nation’s 10th largest home lender filed for…

Paul Detrick | August 16, 2007

     How do you prevent runway collisions at America’s airports? Fix the FAA, said CNN’s “American Morning” and ABC’s “World News with Charles Gibson.”

 

     For a change, the media gave…

Jeff Poor | August 16, 2007

     There is a lot of China import-bashing in the news and a lot of it warranted – food health and safety issues and now toy recalls. But it has spurred protectionist rhetoric in the media while ignoring costs.

      On the August 15 “…

Paul Detrick | August 15, 2007

     If you want to know how to obtain carbon salvation, the September 2007 issue of Marie Claire magazine might be the publication worth reading for tips on how to avoid “carbon emissions hell” and how to not “[drown] polar…

Amy Menefee | August 15, 2007

     What’s been going on in the stock market?

 

     CNBC’s Jim Cramer said “Armaggedon.” Chris Cuomo said it was “crashing.”

 

     ABC’s Charles…

Stuart James | August 15, 2007

     In the latest CEO hot-seat interview, NBC’s Meredith Vieira asked Northwest CEO Douglas Steenland to guarantee that nothing would ever mess with his airline’s flights again.

 

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Jeff Poor | August 15, 2007

     It has been a topsy-turvy few weeks for the stock markets, as fear of tightening credit markets fueled by prime and subprime mortgage woes have frightened the news media. The business media have been alternately hysterical and calm about…

BMI Staff | August 15, 2007
Ups and Downs on Wall Street Send Journalists Panicking…
Stuart James | August 14, 2007

     With gas prices dropping for more than three weeks, you’d think it would be hard for the media to complain. Down nearly 24 cents since last year and 29 cents since last month, things are getting better at the pump. But…

Stuart James | August 13, 2007

     In the media frenzy over housing and the markets, ABC’s Chris Cuomo broke new ground August 13. His “Good Morning America” report about the “drama on Wall Street” disparaged the stock market – a market he said was “…

Paul Detrick | August 13, 2007

     Who’s to blame for flight delays? Certainly not faulty government programs, says the “CBS Evening News.”

      “Sheer misery … passengers on arriving planes couldn’t get off, stuck on taxi ways for up to six hours with little or no…

Jeff Poor | August 13, 2007

     What’s happening to the stock market? One thing is certain – the network news shows have no idea.

 

    The August 10 NBC “Nightly News” turned to ‘Armageddon’ soothsayer Jim Cramer. ABC…

Jeff Poor | August 10, 2007

     The media have found their new poster boy to rail against the coal industry.

 

     MSNBC’s “Countdown with Keith Olbermann,” but with Allison Stewart filling in for an absent…

Jeff Poor | August 9, 2007

     Despite all the bombs thrown by media, News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch was still able to work out a deal for the Wall Street Journal. But, journalists almost kept it from happening.

     “Murdoch…
Jeff Poor | August 9, 2007

     The “CBS Evening News” is really pulling out all the stops to make the push for socialized medicine, but they’re not being correct with their presentation of the facts.

 

     “It’s…

Jeff Poor | August 8, 2007

     Hybrid vehicles are all the rage these days.

 

     Even Paris Hilton is out promoting hybrid vehicles. “Tonight, I’m here,” said Hilton at BPM Magazine’s July party. “I came in a…

Jeff Poor | August 8, 2007

     Apparently being able to obtain a mortgage without a co-signer is more important to CBS than protecting against inflation.

 

     “Had the fed lowered interest rates, 26-year old…

Julia A. Seymour | August 8, 2007

     The tragic Minnesota bridge collapse on August 1 prompted the media to call for higher taxes and $1.6 trillion in spending – which would enlarge the very government that has failed to maintain U.S. infrastructure.