Recent stories on ABC’s World News Tonight have shown conflicting takes on whether global warming has caused the current hurricane season – the first story supporting the theory, the second story…
On Monday night, July 18, Keith Olbermann mocked the NRA’s executive vice president, Wayne LaPierre, because of LaPierre’s criticism of Columbus, Ohio’s recently-passed assault weapons ban. On…
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The Live 8 concerts were tuned to a rare collaboration of politics and music. Organizer and rock star Bob Geldof used the July 2, 2005, event to pressure wealthy nations into…
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Meet the Press … Release The June 1, 2005, Live 8 press release was headlined “Bob Geldof Launches Live 8 – ‘The Long Walk To Justice.’” On the July 5, 2005,…
Jobs Report Positive; News Reports Negative NYT and Reuters frame positive news negatively, while others provide mixed…
Its Only Rock N Roll Live 8 performers dont tell the whole story about African problems.
by Todd…
Confidence Game ABC Skips 3-Year High in Consumer Confidence But Reports Heavily on Negative Number
…Global Warming Coverage: Science Left Behind In the race for emissions regulation, journalists are in the lead.…
Learning from an existing system
Study parameters In the initial Social Security study, first published in April 2005, the Business & Media Institute examined the evening…
NBC Fuels Gas Price HysteriaNetwork blames the president for high gas prices and emphasizes government regulation and taxes over free-market…
Biased Accounts: Part II: Truth About Social Security Reform Lost in…
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Social Security has been the most debated domestic issue of George W. Bush’s second term. Baby boomers begin retiring as early as 2008, and the nation’s retirement system…
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In the Social Security reform debate, liberals have promised 'guaranteed' tax-funded benefits. Conservatives have warned that the outdated retirement program is…
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Accounting scandals have become bread-and-butter stories for journalists. But one of the biggest accounting debacles in recent history has gone virtually unnoticed by the TV…
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It's a familiar story. An enormous company reveals its 'accounting problems.' The problems are found to be far worse than anyone realized. The CEO is forced to resign…
CNNs Global Warming Special Typifies Liberal Bias of Climate Coverage
By Dan Gainor and Amy MenefeeMarch 28, 2005
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For nearly four years, network news programs have presented a skewed view of global warming and the Kyoto treaty that liberal environmentalists claim would cure it.…
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Deadly droughts, polar caps melting, forest fires, sweltering heat. Global warming hasn’t hit the news every day, but when it has, it has done so with a bang. Network…