Humorous Journal Page Reveals NYT Disdain for Murdoch
June 8th, 2007 11:48 AM
So much for objective journalists.From the moment word got out that Rupert Murdoch had offered billions to buyout The Wall Street Journal, the media have cried foul. Journalists and media critics charged that a Murdoch takeover would turn the prestigious business newspaper into a journalistic joke, that the media mogul would page six-ify the Journal.An art director at The New York Times, carried…
AP Works Hard to Find the Negative in Yesterday's ISM Non-Manufacturin
June 6th, 2007 6:32 AM
The Associated Press, in an unbylined article, had this to say about yesterday's Institute for Supply Management Non-Manufacturing Report (see first bullet below regarding the bolded words):
U.S. Service Sector Expands
Tuesday June 5, 11:20 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's service sector expanded at a faster-than-expected pace in May, suggesting it could help sustain broader economic growth…
Ford Sales Dive Continues, As Does Media Near-Blackout of AFA Boycott
June 5th, 2007 8:23 AM
Ford's protracted sales slump continued in May, while every other major automaker showed gains:
DETROIT — Toyota Motor Corp.'s U.S. vehicle sales jumped 14.1 percent in May to its best monthly level ever and General Motors Corp.'s sales rose 9.7 percent, helping boost industry sales 5 percent, as both automakers credited in part the appeal of their more fuel-efficient offerings amid high gas…
NY Times' 'Manufacturing Recession' Reporter Cites Shaky Info On Illeg
June 2nd, 2007 11:24 AM
On February 28 (second item at link), New York Times business reporter David Leonhardt infamously wrote the following:
For Manufacturing, a Recession Has Arrived
The nation’s manufacturing sector managed to slip into a recession with almost nobody seeming to notice. Well, until yesterday.
To this day, Leonhardt appears to be the only one to "notice" a recession in manufacturing -- because it…
AP: Wal-Mart Firing Cashier for Insulting Shoppers Is Newsworthy
May 31st, 2007 3:27 PM
It's generally bad for business to have a flippant employee who insults your loyal customers. Now if someone could just give that newsflash to the Associated Press. The AP today picked
up on the plight of one David Noordeweir, who was fired in late
February from a Michigan Wal-Mart for an entry on his MySpace page that
insulted the intelligence of Wal-Mart shoppers. Here's the lede.:A former Wal…
WashPost Pushes Feminist Complaints, Puffs Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Late
May 30th, 2007 12:02 PM
Update posted below w/link to NRO's Bench Memos.
"Over Ginsburg's Dissent, Court Limits Bias Suits," blared the May 30 front page headline by the Washington Post Supreme Court reporter Robert Barnes. While the 5-4 ruling in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
hinged on a plain and simple application of a 1964 federal law, Barnes
front-loaded his article with the dissent of liberal…
