World Health Organization Backs Expanded Use of Media-Overlooked DDT
Business
News reports have focused on environmentalist alternatives instead of the most effective method of malaria prevention.
Networks Steer Ford Stories to 'Hard Times,' Ignoring Other Firms on T
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Broadcasters portray an industry running out of gas, but other automakers are doing well in United States.
PBS Feature Claims 'Hurt Feelings' from Layoffs Might Be 'Lethal
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NY Times' Uchitelle says workers' low self-esteem is worse for the economy than the Great Depression.
CNN Calls 'The People' Winners in Calif. Minimum Wage Hike
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But anchor Collins and reporter Lisovicz ignored economic evidence to the contrary.
Up in ARMs over Mortgages
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BusinessWeek attacks banking and mortgage industries over adjustable rates, while network news warns consumers to pay attention to their loans.
Curses, Foiled Again by Another Oil Conspiracy Theory
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CNN's Cafferty claims industry is dropping prices to help Republicans win mid-term elections.
NY Times' Warner Shakes Fist at Salt
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Reporter who slammed McDonald's Happy Meals and beer ads turns attention to sodium content in food.
Good Morning America Brushes Off Wal-Mart Veto News from Chicago
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But Windy City's liberal leaders have huffed and puffed against company for years while suburbs pick up stores, jobs and tax revenue.
NY Times Takes Negative Spin on Gulf Oil Discovery
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Reporter laments 'lost' revenue in oil royalties, once falsely compared taxpayers to shareholders in government's oil wealth.
Wall Street Journal Finds Kyoto-Inspired Carbon Trading Hikes Electric
Business
Report contrasts with CBS's earlier cheerleading for a similar plan in California.
CNN 'In the Money' Drops Conspiracy Theory When Interviewing Oil Analy
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Yet a week before, the business news program entertained Jack Cafferty's theory on Republican control of gas prices.
Times Reporter Suggests Conservatives Are Paid For With Wal-Mart Money
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But a recent study shows Wal-Mart gave 289 times more money to liberal groups in 2004.