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Amy Menefee
Amy Menefee | September 15, 2006

     A million or more people die each year from malaria, which can be best fought with the pesticide DDT. But DDT was banned 30 years ago and the mainstream U.S. media have ignored it, preferring to focus on left-wing philanthropists and their…

Amy Menefee | September 13, 2006

     Housing may be headed for a soft landing, but that’s just the Federal Reserve chairman’s opinion. The media, on the other hand, have scared up another “housing bubble” story: adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs).

     Journalists have…

Amy Menefee | August 30, 2006

     How’s the American worker doing on this Labor Day weekend?

     According to network news, he’s either about to get laid off or he’s just languishing at his current job.

     Recent coverage of work has leaned heavily…

Amy Menefee | August 23, 2006

     “If you can see the ocean, the ocean can see you.” So said Julie Rochman, who saw her Florida condo destroyed by a hurricane years ago.

 

     “Hope for the best and deal with…

Amy Menefee | August 22, 2006

     It’s been just a week since Americans heard the last cries of “record high gas!” from the media. Now gas prices are dropping again, and selected news outlets have noticed.

 

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Amy Menefee | August 2, 2006

     “Well, that noise you hear may be the sound of a bubble bursting,” said NBC’s Natalie Morales on the July 21 “Today” show. Or it could be reality pricking the hyper-inflated predictions of a bubble-happy media.