Business

Ken Shepherd | May 5, 2006
     No more blood for oil has been the cry of anti-war activists the past few years. Now it seems to be the cry of ABC News as it hypes skyrocketing gas prices.      Americans are resorting to…
Ken Shepherd | May 5, 2006
     Continuing her Eye on the Road series, CBSs Sharyn Alfonsi showcased a Washington, D.C.-area teacher who she says cant afford her commute due to rising gas prices…
Ken Shepherd | May 4, 2006
     CBSs Julie Chen approvingly congratulated liberal activist Michael Jacobson for his bold step in getting soft drinks banned from the countrys public schools. But the Early Show anchor left out how…
Ken Shepherd | May 4, 2006
     A week before its sweeps month movie Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America, ABCs World News Tonight led its broadcast clucking about the federal governments action plan to prevent a costly…
Ken Shepherd | May 4, 2006
     Bolivias government announced on May 1 that it will nationalize its natural gas fields. This comes just weeks after Venezuelas Hugo Chavez further tightened his grip on his countrys oil reserves…
Amy Menefee | May 3, 2006
     Most politicians want to be seen working to bring down their constituents gas bills, but some have argued and voted for higher taxes. Liberal activists openly enjoy President Bushs low poll…
Noel Sheppard | May 3, 2006
     None of this should come as a surprise. Its actually a trend the Business…
Ken Shepherd | May 2, 2006
     Elderly care worker Hopal Morrison never used to have to ask clients to pay for her gas, but now she has to and it hurts, CBS correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi told viewers of the May 1 CBS Evening…
Ken Shepherd | May 2, 2006
     Take more government regulation and call me in the morning.      Thats the advice ABCs Dr. Timothy Johnson gave on vitamin supplements on the May 1 World News Tonight.      Tim, why don't…
Ken Shepherd | May 1, 2006
     Why doesn't the president and the Republican Party also talk about the economy? It's just right there in front of them, CNNs Andy Serwer asked University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato…
Ken Shepherd | April 28, 2006
     How young is too young to start worrying about your childs weight? ABCs Elizabeth Vargas asked, teasing a story by Lisa Stark about the World Health Organizations new measurements for body mass…
Ken Shepherd | April 27, 2006
Hugo Chavez is pumping some of his billions in oil money into undermining American interests.      The same night on the CBS Evening News, correspondent Byron Pitts slammed American petroleum…
BMI Staff | April 26, 2006
Attacking Executive Pay While Shielding Courics of the World From ExxonMobils Lee Raymond to United Health Groups William McGuire, the networks have called…
Ken Shepherd | April 26, 2006
     Are the media having an Office Space moment? If they got the memo on consumer confidence, they sure arent reporting it.      On April 25, The…
Ken Shepherd | April 25, 2006
     Well, maybe we could have more, OBrien blithely replied.      Every American motorist already pays 18 cents on the gallon to Uncle Sam and anywhere from 8 to 45 cents per gallon to state…
Ken Shepherd | April 24, 2006
     Rather than an incubator of bird flu that could doom the masses, U.S. chicken farms might actually help isolate American poultry from infection with avian flu.      Correspondent Tom Costello…
Ken Shepherd | April 24, 2006
     A liberal blogger who blamed war profiteers, neo-conservatives, and supporters of Israel as three real reasons for the war in Iraq was Parade magazines choice to ask Is the American Dream…
Ken Shepherd | April 21, 2006
     Corn-based ethanol isnt all its cracked up to be, the media are finding out now. But for years, conservative critics have criticized ethanol as an energy alternative panacea.      With gas…