USA Today Downplays Its Own Explanation of Health Care Costs Major series fails to understand why premium care has a premium price…
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Times Downplays Greenspans 18-Year Success Paper dwells on danger if housing turns into a bubble that bursts.
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World News Tonight Criticizes Outsourcing ABCs Closer Look takes one step forward, two steps back on trade debate.…
Gas Hysteria Media Fail to Realize Oil Not Even Near Records Reporter Jim Axelrod mocks…
Media Continue to Pound on Obesity Coverage Fast food restaurants are stalking children; Southerners are getting fatter; and the misleading Body Mass Index…
Gas Hysteria Saving at the Pump Means Paying More for Vehicles Media continue to refine…
Gas Hysteria Media Take a Bite Out of CAFE Guidelines Government proposes new…
Networks Send Plaintiffs Message to Drugmakers Media continue lopsided coverage of litigation in Vioxx verdict.
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Gas Hysteria More Media Go Drilling for Viewers CBS, ABC launch new features on gas prices. Reporter Axelrod shows hes going the wrong…
AARP vs. the Free Market on Drug Prices Ignoring the simple rule of demand in determining prices, news reports chide drug companies for not…
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CNN promotes “Lou Dobbs Tonight” as “news, debate and opinion.” But it doesn’t explain that Dobbs defines those words his own unique way. “News” is often economic distortions presented as fact. “Debate” doesn’t…
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Critics have complained that CNN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight” is a seamless rant against big business and free trade. The network in turn has promoted a premier news and business program as “news, debate and opinion.” But it…
Gas Hysteria Times Scares Readers with the Crisis Ahead Magazine story describes a Mad Max future based one the work of one author.…
Gas Hysteria Missing the Point on Prices Networks continue to hype gas prices high above the national average, while the Post looks…
Gas Hysteria Oil Prices Drop and Networks Ignore It Continuing the media trend of ignoring positive economic news and highlighting negative…
Obesity Battle Pops Up Again Media rely on food industry critics to explain beverage industry plan to limit soft drinks in schools.
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