If the Business Reporters at AP Know What's 'Real,' They Don't Show It

Tom Blumer
March 9th, 2007 7:09 PM
The 2006 Real (after Inflation) Increase in Household Net Worth Was Greater Than 2005's -- But You Wouldn't Know That from Reading the Associated Press's Accounts. And this is not the first time AP has ignored what's "real." _______________________________ Here is how the Federal Reserve's report on household net worth was covered by AP reporter Jeannine Aversa (bold is mine): Net Worth of U.S…
 

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Geoffrey Dickens
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Post's Singletary: Anti-Debt Expert 'Elevates Consciousness' Like Gore

Ken Shepherd
March 4th, 2007 7:00 PM
Plugging her monthly "Color of Money Book Club" entry today, Washington Post finance columnist Michelle Singletary made a gratuitious reference to Al Gore, comparing consumer debt to global warming:James D. Scurlock, author and director of "Maxed Out," hopes to do with the overselling of credit what former vice president Al Gore has done for global warming -- elevate people's consciousness about…