Networks Hype Global Warming Study Based on 'Proxy' Evidence
ByKen Shepherd “The Earth is running its highest fever in years,” teased NBC’s Brian Williams as he introduced the June 22 “Nightly News.” CBS’s Bob Schieffer one-upped his younger rival with...
View ArticleABC, Wash. Post Note Gas Prices Have Fallen for Two Weeks
ByKen Shepherd “Life’s got to be a little better if gas is going down,” in price, teacher Lisa Craig told reporters in an August 29 Washington Post article on falling gas prices. But while Post...
View ArticleSpring has Sprung: Media Begin Gas Price Complaints
ByJulia A. Seymour A sure sign of spring is the launch of media hysteria about the increasing cost of gasoline. “Gas prices are not just creeping up again, they’re shooting up and we’re still...
View ArticleWinter Sports Seek Congressional Protection from Global Warming
ByJulia A. Seymour Will global warming eventually mean that all skiing is on water, not snow? That was sort of the question at a May 24 Senate hearing, though businesses that benefit from...
View ArticleThe Medias Top 10 Economic Myths of 2007
ByBMI StaffSee Executive Summary 10. Airlines are solely to blame for the unfriendly skies. Media myth: Blame the airlines for all those flight delays; never mind the obsolete government-run agency...
View ArticleABC: Gas Tax Break 'Great Politics, but Apparently Terrible Economics'
ByJeff Poor Who would refuse a tax break and lower gas prices? Maybe ABC News. The April 30 “World News with Charles Gibson” could not find a single reason to support a “holiday” on the...
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 ArticleNYC Enjoys Historically Cool Summer, But Don't Dare Call It Global Cooling!
As New York City enjoys a historically cool summer, suddenly weather is just weather, not a sign that climate change is coming. But when regions suffered spurts of warmer-than-usual weather, it was...
View ArticleThe End of Obama's Summertime Blues
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View ArticleSantelli: $4 Gas, $150 Oil Coming This Summer
ByJeff PoorWith summer driving season upon us, it’s important to note that there’s a traditional jump in gas prices. But will this seasonal adjustment benefit commodities, specifically oil and make...
View ArticleFire and Ice
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View ArticleHousing 'Recovery?' Not So Fast
ByJulia A. SeymourDespite media attempts to talk up the economy and journalists' optimism regarding the housing market a couple of years ago, the S&P/Case-Shiller index showed home prices have...
View ArticleIt's the Economy, Stupids!
ByDan GainorWelcome to "recovery summer." Oops, that was last year when journalists told us that prosperity was just around the corner.read more
View ArticleEconomy Would Have Been Worse Without Obama, Networks Conclude
In 2009 alone, networks say 9-to-1 that economy was better because of president. ByMike CiandellaAfter three so-called “recovery summers,” the economy has yet to recover under President Barack Obama....
View ArticleNetworks Hype Global Warming Study Based on 'Proxy' Evidence
ByKen Shepherd “The Earth is running its highest fever in years,” teased NBC’s Brian Williams as he introduced the June 22 “Nightly News.” CBS’s Bob Schieffer one-upped his younger rival with...
View ArticleABC, Wash. Post Note Gas Prices Have Fallen for Two Weeks
ByKen Shepherd “Life’s got to be a little better if gas is going down,” in price, teacher Lisa Craig told reporters in an August 29 Washington Post article on falling gas prices. But while Post...
View ArticleSpring has Sprung: Media Begin Gas Price Complaints
ByJulia A. Seymour A sure sign of spring is the launch of media hysteria about the increasing cost of gasoline. “Gas prices are not just creeping up again, they’re shooting up and we’re still...
View ArticleWinter Sports Seek Congressional Protection from Global Warming
ByJulia A. Seymour Will global warming eventually mean that all skiing is on water, not snow? That was sort of the question at a May 24 Senate hearing, though businesses that benefit from...
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