Noel Sheppard
Associate Editor

Noel Sheppard, Associate Editor of NewsBusters, passed away in March of 2014. More here about Noel's contributions to NewsBusters and tributes to him upon his passing.

Noel Sheppard | May 3, 2006
     None of this should come as a surprise. Its actually a trend the Business…
Noel Sheppard | February 8, 2006
     ABCs Good Morning America asked two different guests if this plan was just a pipe dream. Meanwhile, The Washington Post suggested that this could have come straight from the mouth of Jimmy Carter…
Noel Sheppard | January 31, 2006
     It turns out that media coverage of the nations economic growth can vary a lot depending on how strong or weak the economy is doing. Strong numbers are downplayed or undermined and weak numbers like…
Noel Sheppard | January 20, 2006
     In many respects, 2005 was the strongest economic year the United States has experienced since 1999. The Gross Domestic Product continued its uninterrupted string of consecutive 3-percent or…
Noel Sheppard | January 4, 2006
     This pessimism continued right through Christmas day, even when the news began to come out that sales through December 24 were quite respectable. As Reuters reported on December 26: U.S.…
Noel Sheppard | December 21, 2005
     Ever since Hurricane Katrina made landfall in late August sending oil prices to $70 per barrel and gasoline above $3 a gallon, the media have been in a panic over a return of 70s-style inflation. Such…