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Ken Shepherd | May 23, 2006

CNNs Serwer Dismisses Study Finding No Price Gouging ABC and NBC briefly reported the story without commentary.

Ken Shepherd | May 22, 2006

Parade on the March Again, Downbeat on Economy Magazine leaves out strong economy, Bernankes forecast of soft landing in housing…

Ken Shepherd | May 19, 2006

Morning Shows Ignore Vote to Keep Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling The same media outlets covered the anti-business push to…

Ken Shepherd | May 18, 2006

CNNs Dobbs Continues to Ignore Growth in Auto Industry Anchor blames free trade for foreign dominance, but doesnt point to the job…

R. Warren Anderson | May 17, 2006

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It was five years before the turn of the century and major media were warning of disastrous climate change. Page six of The New York Times was headlined with the serious concerns of 'geologists.' Only the…

R. Warren Anderson | May 17, 2006

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Thanks to the release of Al Gore's latest effort on global warming - this time in book and movie form - climate change is the hot topic in press rooms around the globe. It isn't the first time. The media have warned…

BMI Staff | May 17, 2006
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Amy Menefee | May 17, 2006
     Money is the root of all evil.      That seems to be the medias Sunday school lesson to audiences lately. First, they demonized oil companies for making too much. Then they went after…
Ken Shepherd | May 17, 2006

ABC sees student loan crisis, ignores hot job market NBC and USA Today report best market in four years for college graduates.…

Noel Sheppard | May 17, 2006

Tax Cuts Once Again Favor the Wealthy Networks fixate on tax cuts for the rich while ignoring exploding tax revenues.…

Ken Shepherd | May 15, 2006

United Nations Reports Success in Containing Bird Flu in East Asia News comes days after alarmist ABC movie capitalized on fears…

Ken Shepherd | May 12, 2006
     It comes naturally to the media to leave out the liberal label when presenting an advocacy group in its consumer stories. Thats what ABC reporters did with a May 11 World News Tonight story on a…
Ken Shepherd | May 12, 2006
     Big Government is raking in big bucks from higher gasoline prices, ABCs Dan Harris reported on the May 11 World News Tonight.      Everyone knows Saudi Arabia and ExxonMobil (NYSE…
Ken Shepherd | May 11, 2006
     NSA has massive database of Americans phone calls, blared the headline for the May 11 USA Today. But a government agency many Americans dread, particularly every April, has much more personal…
BMI Staff | May 10, 2006
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Dan Gainor | May 10, 2006
     First, a little background about ANWR for the newly initiated into this perennial endeavor. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is an enormous wildlife sanctuary in the northeast part of Alaska. When I…
Ken Shepherd | May 10, 2006
     Coming soon after ABCs made-for-TV disaster film Fatal Contact, wiped out 25 million people from the bird flu, Nightline anchor Terry Moran promised to separate fact from fiction about the…
Ken Shepherd | May 9, 2006
     Since before 9/11, the media have been warning us about the dangers of an exploding housing bubble. But rather than a calamitous drop in prices fulfilling a prophecy of doom, The New York Times has found a…
Dan Gainor | May 8, 2006
     When one of the foremost proponents of liberal thought passes away at the age of 97, it would seem natural that the media would admit he was indeed liberal.      But The Washington Post has…
Ken Shepherd | May 8, 2006
     ABC News prematurely grounded Americans for this coming Memorial Day with weekend coverage forecasting more expensive airline flights. But while airfares are higher than months ago, higher gas prices are…