ABCs Lisa Stark Goes After Oil Profits
Business
Reporter portrays an oil tax advocate as consumer champion.
In Depth Report on Detroits Woes Skirts Heavy Union Costs
Business
NBCs Thompson skipped the millions spent on paying laid-off UAW members.
Newscasts Overlook Fords Costly Severance Programs
Business
Searching for reasons behind layoffs, reporters skip $140 million paid yearly to former employees.
CNNs Dobbs Blames Free Trade, Non-Union Labor for Fords Woes
Business
But foreign cars produced in the U.S. are largely made in union-friendly states.
Major Newspapers Ignore Low Jobless Numbers
Business
Papers that hyped five-year high inflation ignored economists citing a strong job market.
CNN Spends 2005 Telling People Theyre Going Backwards
Business
Despite monthly wage increases, network says inflation is destroying the middle class.
USA Today, Washington Post Repeat Inflation Concerns
Business
But big story in 2005 was how economy weathered energy prices, says economist.
Networks Do a Poor Job with Unemployment Coverage
Business
Labor coverage evokes a depression, but its more depressing than reality.