‘Early Show’ Misrepresents Bloomberg Survey on Recession Chances

Jeff Poor
January 9th, 2008 11:06 PM
This is worse than a case of calling a glass "half-empty" when it is "half-full." This is like taking the glass and pouring it out. Deirdre Bolton, an anchor for Bloomberg TV, appeared on CBS's January 9 "The Early Show" to report on a survey of economists Bloomberg conducted January 3-8 about whether or not a recession is in the immediate future of the U.S. economy. "[W]ell, as you said the…
 

Media Hype Boosts 'Subprime' to Linguists' 'Word of the Year

Jeff Poor
January 7th, 2008 6:07 PM
 

Barone of U.S. News: Lou Dobbs Candidacy a Possibility

Jeff Poor
December 14th, 2007 12:12 PM
 

Old Media's Recession Bandwagon Hits Another Speed Bump

Tom Blumer
December 3rd, 2007 10:46 AM
Oh, how Old Media wants a recession. Too bad the economy isn't cooperating.The latest Institute for Supply Management (ISM) report on the Manufacturing Sector, covering about 15% of the non-government economy, was just released this morning, and led as follows:Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in November for the 10th consecutive month, while the overall economy grew for the…
 

'The Early Show' Gives about 50 Cents' Worth of Weak Dollar Story

Jeff Poor
November 12th, 2007 6:08 PM
 

Media Bias Shows in Coverage of Complex Securities Case

Bill Hobbs
August 16th, 2007 4:44 PM
 

NBC Hypes Credit Woes, Kudlow Provides Positive Outlook

Julia A. Seymour
July 30th, 2007 5:44 PM
 

WashPost Gets Raul All Wrong with Lil' Bro Castro Sounding 'Capitalist

Ken Shepherd
July 27th, 2007 1:23 PM
Covering Raul Castro's July 26 hour-long Revolution Day speech, the Washington Post characterized the fill-in dictator's latest speech as one that "hits capitalist notes while placating hard-line party loyalists." But in truth Castro's speech was the typical Communist agitprop fare: empty promises for more pay, a call for harder work from the people, and above all else, blaming the United States…