The U.S.
Census Bureau released poverty figures for 2004 on August 30, and if
you were to take the mainstream media reports on the subject at face
value, you would have to conclude that things…
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August 31, 2005
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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August 26, 2005
Times Downplays Greenspans 18-Year Success Paper dwells on danger if housing turns into a bubble that bursts.
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August 26, 2005
World News Tonight Criticizes Outsourcing ABCs Closer Look takes one step forward, two steps back on trade debate.…
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August 26, 2005
Gas Hysteria Media Fail to Realize Oil Not Even Near Records Reporter Jim Axelrod mocks…
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August 25, 2005
Media Continue to Pound on Obesity Coverage Fast food restaurants are stalking children; Southerners are getting fatter; and the misleading Body Mass Index…
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August 25, 2005
Gas Hysteria Saving at the Pump Means Paying More for Vehicles Media continue to refine…
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August 24, 2005
As residents of New Orleans and the rest of the Gulf Coast begin to
pick themselves up from a devastating natural disaster, theyre
finding lots of hands reaching out to help. Ordinary Americans and…
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August 24, 2005
Tea leaves and global warming: there is no end to unintended
entertainment by activists. Keep those tea leaves at hand. Its
always show time and the media are there to trumpet the style and…
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August 24, 2005
Recent discussions about housing prices show confusion about what
makes for correct prices. The market sets prices that are correct
when the quantity that people demand of a good or service is equal…
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August 24, 2005
Gas Hysteria Media Take a Bite Out of CAFE Guidelines Government proposes new…
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August 24, 2005
Networks Send Plaintiffs Message to Drugmakers Media continue lopsided coverage of litigation in Vioxx verdict.
By Amy Menefee August 24…
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August 23, 2005
Gas Hysteria More Media Go Drilling for Viewers CBS, ABC launch new features on gas prices. Reporter Axelrod shows hes going the wrong…
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August 23, 2005
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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August 22, 2005
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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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August 22, 2005
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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…
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August 22, 2005
Gas Hysteria Times Scares Readers with the Crisis Ahead Magazine story describes a Mad Max future based one the work of one author.…
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August 19, 2005
Gas Hysteria Missing the Point on Prices Networks continue to hype gas prices high above the national average, while the Post looks…
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August 18, 2005
Gas Hysteria Oil Prices Drop and Networks Ignore It Continuing the media trend of ignoring positive economic news and highlighting negative…
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