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December 6, 2005
Storm began her interview by noting
215,000 new jobs were added to the economy in November and asked
Dobbs, Is the economy strong? Whats the bottom line?
The
CNN business anchor conceded…
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December 5, 2005
Three days after airing stories
on the strong U.S. economy, the network morning shows returned to pessimism. The December 5 morning shows…
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December 2, 2005
Taking
that cue, business reporter Andy Serwer promised it was bad news
especially if youre an auto worker, noting that mornings edition
of The Wall Street Journal reported Ford Motor Company planned on…
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December 1, 2005
The economy is showing strong signs of life with good reports on
economic growth, consumer confidence, and new housing sales hitting
the news wires in late November. But CBS Evening News and ABCs…
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December 1, 2005
Contrary to the medias pessimistic forecasts for the Christmas
shopping season
reported by the Business…
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November 30, 2005
Housing prices are going through the roof. After the dot-com bubble,
we need to be extremely cautious with our money and steer clear of
something risky like purchasing homes. We need to avoid having the…
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November 30, 2005
Theres no denying Hurricane Katrina was easily the worst storm of a
devastating hurricane season, but on the November 29 CBS Evening
News reporter Jim Acosta couldnt help but exaggerate. Acosta…
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November 30, 2005
Despite the fact that he has set aside most principles of
journalistic balance, the National Television Academy is presenting
CNN business anchor Lou Dobbs with its Lifetime Achievement Award…
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November 28, 2005
Heaping up more one-sided coverage on the obesity issue, CNNs In the Money touted a star of the anti-food-industry Supersize Me on November 26.
Christine Romans opened the segment with New York…
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November 28, 2005
Regular unleaded gasoline peaked in early September this year at $3.06 and has continued to fall, hitting just $2.15 per gallon. That would be news to CBSs Joie Chen, who misrepresented prices at the pump in a November 27 Evening…
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November 23, 2005
Energy Drink Profits May Be
Addictive, warns the subhead of the top story in the November 23 Business Day section of The New York Times. Staff writer Melanie Warners focused on critics of energy drinks who argued that…
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November 23, 2005
There is a terrible, yet predictable, irony in the medias coverage of General Motors Corp.
Journalists have concentrated on the recent layoff announcements impact on unionized workers. What theyve…
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November 22, 2005
In its fight against American business - which it depicted as waging
a "war on the middle class" - CNN's "Lou Dobbs Tonight" once again
was out crusading for the left while cloaking the ideology of the…
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November 21, 2005
Infusing humor into a liberal message about global warming, celebrities appearing on Sunday TBS special, Earth to America, took frequent digs at Bush administration policies. But as humorous as some of the appearances were, they…
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November 20, 2005
The broadcast media have often paid short shrift to corporate
philanthropic donations, preferring to focus on layoffs, downsizing,
lawsuits, scandals, and other stories that portray American business…
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November 18, 2005
This holiday season is a bittersweet one for the entire country. For
most people, the theme for this Thanksgiving will certainly be
strength in the face of adversity. America has weathered a season of…
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November 18, 2005
In case you didnt know, Wal-Mart not only wants to take over the
world, destroy communities and stick it to workers it wants to let
you die in its parking lot.
Thats the picture of the…
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November 18, 2005
I have an SUV, and I feel guilty about it, ABC reporter Bill Weir
confessed to liberal activist Laurie David. Absolving him of his
venial environmental sin, David counseled Weir on his penance, Next…
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November 18, 2005
Andy Serwers economic reporting brings to mind the Saturday Night
Live skits portraying Sean Connery as a contestant in Celebrity
Jeopardy hes often providing answers that dont correspond with…