Business

Jeff Poor | June 11, 2007

     The June 10 issue of The New York Times Magazine scrutinized the income gap and showcased Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards’ “War on Poverty” in a 34-page, 21,000-word article co-authored by four people.…

Jeff Poor | June 11, 2007

     “America’s CEOs are raking in big, huge, fat wads of cash,” said CNN’s Stephanie Elam on the June 11 “American Morning.”

 

     The latest scrutiny of executive compensation took a…

Jeff Poor | June 8, 2007

     The Washington Post has once again taken only one side of the Alternative Minimum Tax debate: the side of those who promote class warfare for political gain.

 

     The June 8 story…

Jeff Poor | June 8, 2007

     Despite past mourning of the hardship of the auto industry, ABC aired support for higher fuel efficiency standards that would make competing with foreign car makers more difficult and raise manufacturing costs.

Jeff Poor | June 7, 2007

     Up to two million tires are at the bottom of the ocean floor off the coast of Florida. They damage reefs, wash up on the beach and create a hazard for beachgoers. How did they get there? Don’t ask ABC News.

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Jeff Poor | June 6, 2007

     Even when people have access to health insurance, that’s not good enough for the USA Today.

 

     A June 6 story by Julie Appleby emphasized the problems of limited health insurance…

Amy Menefee | June 6, 2007

     Americans are obsessed with rights. We always have been.

     But the concept of rights our forefathers laid out in the Declaration of Independence has changed dramatically. Those rights – life, liberty and the pursuit of…

Julia A. Seymour | June 6, 2007

     On paper, it’s a match made in heaven. The proposed marriage of the business-savvy Wall Street Journal and the savvy businessman Rupert Murdoch was celebrated by investors and denounced by journalists.

 

BMI Staff | June 6, 2007
Journalists Prefer Left-Wing WSJ Buyout over Murdoch A successful businessman…
Amy Menefee | June 5, 2007

     Cuba’s a great place to live and visit – that’s the word in the media.      

 

     With Michael Moore’s “Sicko,” a film that glorifies the Cuban health care…

Jeff Poor | June 4, 2007

     American taxpayers have a moral obligation to make sure all children – the “most vulnerable members” of society – have insurance, according to ABC “World News Sunday.”

 

     Reporter…

Jeff Poor | June 2, 2007

     Offer any skepticism of global warming and the media quickly line up experts to discredit you.

 

     That’s exactly what happened on “World News with Charles Gibson” on May 31.…

Jeff Poor | June 1, 2007

     The tuberculosis scare led all three major network news broadcasts on May 31. But CBS “Evening News” pointed fingers at one of the network’s favorite targets, the pharmaceutical industry.

 

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Jeff Poor | May 31, 2007

     With Al Gore’s global-warming-hysteria “Live Earth” concerts looming, the May 31 issue of The Washington Post reflected upon a similar effort in the late 1970s. In 1979, David Fenton organized an event call “No Nukes,” a…

Jeff Poor | May 30, 2007

     Gas prices are declining, but you wouldn’t know that by watching network news.

 

     The May 30 edition of the USA Today reported gas prices were dropping according to two major…

Julia A. Seymour | May 30, 2007

     It’s déjà vu all over again. Rising gas prices and oil companies’ “record profits” fuel an almost yearly call for investigations into “price gouging.” The media then complain of alleged wrongdoing and fail to ask…

Dan Gainor | May 30, 2007

     They say even a broken clock is right twice a day. The mainstream media aren’t quite that good when it comes to gas prices.

     It took them 26 years to get it right. Rip Van Winkle woke up in less time.

     March 1981,…

BMI Staff | May 30, 2007
Media Spread Suspicion of Gas Gouging How many investigations…
Jeff Poor | May 25, 2007

     Health insurance is one of the main issues for the 2008 presidential race, and CBS has started its left-leaning coverage early – timing it with the beginning of hype about Michael Moore’s new health insurance movie, “…

Jeff Poor | May 23, 2007

     “American Morning” featured all manner of climate calamity.

     The May 23 edition of CNN’s morning show included a segment about the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric…