Media Myths: Gas Hysteria
ByDan GainorFilling up at the pump is costing less and less each day – 45 cents per gallon less since its post Rita peak of $2.94. Despite that huge drop, all three broadcast networks have reported on...
View ArticlePumped Up Predictions
ByDan GainorSee Executive Summary Even in the midst of an election and Wall Street crisis, oil and gas prices have been front and center in 2008. The huge spike in both commodities was followed by a...
View ArticleObama the Tax Cutter: A Network Fairy Tale
ByJulia A. SeymourFull ReportOnce upon a time, there was a nation besieged by what many called The Great Recession. The unemployment rate was climbing, businesses and families were struggling, and...
View ArticleFire and Ice
ByDan GainorSidebarsFire and Ice: Executive SummaryU.S. Funds Nearly $4 Billion in Climate-Change ResearchThe Times Warms to Coolingread more
View ArticleCNNMoney Misrepresents Rep. Mike Pence's Opposition to Tax Cut Deal
ByIris SombergIf you only read CNNMoney.com's attack on the tax cut deal you might think that Congressman Mike Pence, R-Ind., opposed extending the Bush-era tax cuts because of the cost. But that's...
View ArticleCNBC's Santelli Right, 'Experts' Wrong; Unemployment Spikes to 9.1%
ByJulia A. SeymourCNBC panelists and guests always make predictions in the minutes leading up to the Labor Department's release of the jobs report and June 3 was no exception.While economists Diane...
View ArticleMedia Pump Up Obama Despite High Gas Prices, Hype Dropping Prices
ByJulia A. SeymourFor years while George W. Bush was in the White House, the three broadcast networks repeatedly hyped the threat of rising gas prices, exaggerated the "record" price of gas and...
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