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Kelly Brown | July 23, 2008

     The economy is now so bad people are spending more of their limited amounts of money on therapy, according to the July 23 USA Today.

     “Requests for therapists increased 15% to 20% in the past three months,” Marilyn Elias…

Kelly Brown | July 22, 2008

     The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now says jalapeno peppers, not tomatoes, are behind the recent outbreak of salmonella poisoning. But on CNN, Lou Dobbs is still blaming President Bush.     “This…

Kelly Brown | July 18, 2008

     So apparently tomatoes are not the cause of the recent salmonella outbreak, according to the Food and Drug Administration. But the announcement did not come until after a widespread – and largely media-driven – “red scare” that cost the…

Kelly Brown | July 17, 2008

     The broadcast networks have created what amounts to their very own tax on gasoline. The “tax,” on average about 32 cents, gets applied when news shows use images to go with stories about the “whopping” price of gasoline. That amount is…

Kelly Brown | July 17, 2008

     ABC’s “Good Morning America” actually reported upbeat signs in the economy.

     Following a graphic that read, “Good news on Wall Street? Will better earnings lift economy?” reporter Bianna Golodryga started the morning off July…

Kelly Brown | July 17, 2008

     Only on the network news could one culprit – the economy – be blamed for both a rise and a fall in divorce rates. But in one week, NBC and ABC managed to do just that.

     NBC “Today” co-host Natalie Morales reported July 11 that…