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Media's Volatile Coverage of Stock Market: 'Armageddon' or 'The Sky's
As the stock market went up and down over the past few weeks, media coverage also bounced from end-of-the-world rhetoric to rational analysis.CNBC’s Jim Cramer went on an impassioned rant August 6 calling for the Fed to reduce interest rates.“Bernanke needs to open the discount window. That is how bad things are out there … in the fixed income markets we have Armageddon,” said Cramer on “Stop…
Yahoo! News / AFP Disingenuous Use of Bullet Photos
Hot on the heels of Barack Hussein Obama claiming U.S. troops are "killing civilians", Yahoo! News runs a AFP picture (right) taken by Wissam al-Okaili showing a woman with two bullets that purportedly "hit her house" during a coalition forces raid. I won't even insult you by pointing out what's wrong with this picture. One photographer on a forum asks "How would any photo editor ever allow such…
Ups and Downs on Wall Street Send Journalists Panicking
Frightened media worry about 'another Black Monday,' recession and 'Armageddon,' but experts remain more collected.
Seattle Times Editor Scolds Staffers For Cheering Rove Resignation
It seems that some folks at the Seattle Times got a bit giddy when they heard news of Karl Rove's resignation.The paper's David Postman clarified in an August 14 "Postman on Politics" blog post that while it "sounds like a conservative's parody of how a news meeting would be run... It was only a couple of people who cheered [Rove's resignation] and they, thankfully, are not among the people who…
NBC's Vieira Wants CEO to Guarantee No More Flights Will Be Cancelled
'Today' host criticizes Northwest leader's management and pay on the way to demanding a personal promise.
Stock Markets and Credit 'Crunch': Free-Market Experts Speak Out
Free-market economists and financial advisors talked to BMI about markets, mortgages and the Federal Reserve.
Kos Falsely Smears GOP Senator With Leftist Troll's Words
Whether it’s comparisons between the United States and the Soviet Union or George Bush and Saddam Hussein, the far left has always specialized in false moral equivalence. In the latest example of this, Daily Kos proprietor Markos Moulitsas has been trying to shift the spotlight that’s now being shined on the numerous vulgar and hateful remarks for which his site is famous over to conservative…
Ace of Spades Mocks Media Falling For Bogus Bullets Story
I'm no expert on firearms or anything, but I'm pretty sure spent ammunition doesn't look shiny and pristine. So why did the AFP (and Yahoo!, which syndicated the photo) swallow that notion hook, line, and sinker?See Ace for more. Here's an excerpt: