Julia A. Seymour

Assistant Managing Editor for MRC Business
Author Articles
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Media Leave Liberal Soros’s Politics Aside in News of Manchester United Buy

8/21/2012 2:45 PM ET
Left-wing billionaire George Soros acquires minority share of popular English soccer team, but his politics goes unmentioned.
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USA Today Finds OWS Theme in Movies, Ignores Villainy

8/17/2012 10:13 AM ET
Drawing examples from Batman, Cosmopolis and Arbitrage, newspaper sees Occupiers in Hollywood plots, but finds little to criticize about OWS.
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Networks Practically Silent on GDP Despite Its Decline

7/30/2012 4:04 PM ET
ABC, CBS and NBC news programs have barely mentioned how slowly the economy is growing, but used to report the important figure.
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Media Help Obama Make Business Success Bane of Romney’s Campaign

7/20/2012 3:40 PM ET
From cable to comedians, lefties charge candidate with dishonesty, contradiction; attack company for ‘vulture capitalism’ and more.
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Networks Lead With Calling Obama’s Tax Hike a ‘Tax Cut’

7/12/2012 2:35 PM ET
President’s plan would raise taxes on wealthy in 2013, and everyone after one year, but ABC, CBS and NBC favor tax-cut talk.
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Former OMB Director: ‘There’s No Recovery’

7/6/2012 10:25 AM ET
As jobs report shows only 80,000 jobs added, James Nussle contradicts Obama message.
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Media, Left Try to Put Their Hands on Your Shopping Cart

6/20/2012 9:25 AM ET
News outlets hype fears of chemical often found in food items, while lefty eco-, PR groups call for ban.
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Networks Barely Discuss ‘Hidden’ Jobless, That Even WaPo, CNN Notice

6/14/2012 9:17 AM ET
ABC, CBS and NBC ignore lower labor force in 82 percent of stories.
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CNN’s Alina Cho Finds ‘Good Argument’ for Bloomberg’s Sugary Drink Ban

5/31/2012 12:30 PM ET
Cho shows sickening video of man ‘drinking a tall glass of fat,’ but mentions zero opposition to NYC mayor’s food police proposal.
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Credit Card Rules Limiting Access for Stay-at-home Moms

5/22/2012 11:26 AM ET
CNN Money reports on an unintended consequence of Obama regulation the media didn’t see coming and left touted as ‘lifeboat’ for consumers.
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NY Times Goes to Extremes to Convince Readers of Student Loan Crisis

5/15/2012 3:25 PM ET
Front page story cites student $120,000 in debt; later admits only 3 percent of borrowers have $100K+ burden.
CNBC

Unemployment Rate Drops Because 522,000 Give Up Jobs Search

5/4/2012 8:58 AM ET
April adds only 115,000 jobs, while millions make up ranks of ‘invisible unemployed.’
Federal Debt

Media Label Spending Cuts ‘Draconian’ and ‘Folly,’ As Debt Grows by Over $4 Trillion

4/27/2012 10:40 AM ET
In three years since the Senate last passed a budget, attempts to curtail spending have been criticized by media.
The Buffett Rule

Senate Rejects ‘Buffett Rule,’ Despite Networks’ Promotion of ‘Tax Reform’

4/18/2012 4:07 PM ET
Nearly 70 percent of stories on millionaires tax include ‘fair’ talk;  only 8 percent mention ‘politics of envy.’
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Small Businesses Worried about Debt, Obamacare, Says Chamber Study

4/17/2012 10:29 AM ET
Policies promoted by news media are major cause for concern among small business owners.
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Spin Cycle: MSNBC Excuses Bad March Jobs Report

4/11/2012 10:32 AM ET
Anchors and guests cover for Obama’s dismal data.
March Jobs Report

March Hiring Far Below Expectations, Adds Only 120,000 Jobs

4/6/2012 10:17 AM ET
Every one of CNBC predictions far higher than disappointing result.
Gas Prices

$4 Gas? Networks Fueled Outrage in ‘08 With Nearly 3 Times As Many Reports

4/2/2012 11:57 AM ET
High cost of gasoline was causing plenty of pain just a few years ago, today not as much.
BornFree

Behind the Scenes: The Lefty PR Group That Stokes Consumer Fear of BPA

3/27/2012 11:36 AM ET
Fenton Communications, the same group that got Alar banned after ‘scare,’ is using media to fight.
Breast Cancer Fund

Lefty Group Uses Pink to Camouflage Green Activism, Attack Business

3/8/2012 11:28 AM ET
Media ignore that BCF is really eco-group in disguise that supports Markey legislation to ban chemicals like BPA.