Jeff Poor

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CNBC's Faber on Network TV News: 'That Ship Has Sailed'

High cost of network newsgathering hurting CBS's bottom line and is leading to its ultimate phase-out according to report.

'Evening News' Showcases Green Lunacy: Trees Violate Solar Law

Report ignores inefficiency of solar energy source and property rights implications of California shade ordinance.

'60 Minutes' Scaremongers for Protectionism on Foreign Investment

Report views foreign investment in U.S. as dangerous rather than a sign of economy's profitability.

'World News' Portrays Financially Overstretched Family as Underdogs

Staten Island couple earning less than $30,000 a year defaulted on $335,000 mortgage, but depicted as prey of 'predatory lenders.'

Specter: Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research after 2010

Senior Pennsylvania senator says federal funding is 'not a matter of whether, but when.'

CBS Omits Skepticism of Homeowner Bailout Plan

'Evening News' acts as if mortgage rescue package is taxpayers' duty since 'the government helped rescue Bear Stearns.'

CNBC's Cramer: Job Brings 'A Lot of Death Threats'

'Mad Money' host says criticism of some stocks upsets people enough for him to call police.

ABC Rides with Foreclosure Police for Economic Heartbreak Report

'Good Morning America's' Mike von Fremd reports on law enforcement having to compel homeowners in foreclosure to leave.

Media Pit 'Main Street' Against Wall Street

Theme emphasizes a divide between rich and poor, evokes John Edwards's 'two Americas.'

ABC News: Weight Discrimination is 'Spiraling Upward'

Story on network's Web site claims 'weight-ism more widespread than racism,' blames business and attacks personal responsibility.

Blumenthal Claims Inside Knowledge that McCain Flirted with Leaving GOP

Clinton campaign adviser points to presumptive GOP nominee's positions on torture, taxes, global warming, tobacco and health care as evidence.

Network Morning Shows Celebrate 'April Fuel's Day' Bashing 'Big Oil'

Journalists draw parallels between higher gas prices and tax breaks for oil companies on day of congressional hearing.

Schumer Has Praise for Paulson's Regulatory Restructuring Plan

Democratic New York senator tells CNBC's Erin Burnett that Paulson's plan is 'a good foundation.'

'This Week': George Will vs. The World on Housing Bailout

Lone conservative, free-market voice George Will faces off against liberals Robert Reich, Donna Brazile and Paul Krugman.

$2,500 Richer, But Renter Still A Foreclosure Victim

'Evening News' reports on family paid to leave, but that gripes about having to move.

'60 Minutes' Gives Gore Softball Interview to Launch $300-Million Propaganda Campaign

Former vice president calls global warming skeptics moon-landing deniers and flat earthers.

Obama as President: Iraq Pullout, Nationalized Health Care and Going Green

Democratic presidential hopeful tells 'The View' his top three priorities as nation's commander-in-chief.

Media Accuse Cancer Research of 'Concealing' Funding

Study published in The New England Journal of Medicine rejected by media because of funding, not science.

Networks Hype Eroding Beaches, Breaking Icebergs

NBC and CBS blame volatility of coastlines and rise in sea level on global warming.

NBC's Mitchell Ignores Causes of Housing Woes

Network's chief foreign affairs correspondent and wife of former Fed Chief Greenspan seeks answers to housing crisis in Democrats' plans.