Julia A. Seymour

Assistant Managing Editor for MRC Business
Author Articles

Gas Prices Top $1-a-Gallon Higher than Year Ago; Media Don't Blame Obama

4/25/2011 1:24 PM ET
Networks have refused to connect administration to steadily rising gas prices.

Rising Gas Prices Linked to Obama Drilling Ban in Just 1% of Evening News Stories

4/19/2011 7:43 PM ET
Since BP spill, anti-oil policy has been cited in only 3 network gasoline price reports.

Despite Huge Fuel Cost Increases, Networks Criticize Airfare Hikes

4/7/2011 4:44 PM ET
Media reports suggest fuel prices are an excuse, show little sympathy for concept of profit.

Finally: Bloomberg BusinessWeek Adds Balance to Media Coverage of Chevron/Ecuador Dispute

3/23/2011 8:07 PM ET
Magazine's 'Jungle Justice' story gives extensive treatment of both sides of protracted legal battle.

No Nukes: How Three Mile Island was Disaster for Media Credibility

3/22/2011 12:35 PM ET
More than 30 years later, nuclear accident shows how media hype can make a bad situation far worse.

Unemployment Below 9 Percent 'Bolsters Recovery Hopes' in 2011, But Little 'Consolation' in 1983

3/7/2011 3:33 PM ET
New York Times very downbeat in Reagan's day, despite much bigger monthly drop in jobless rate than February 2011.

Networks Link Bush to 'Skyrocketing' Gas Prices 15 Times More Than Obama

3/1/2011 3:30 PM ET
Mideast unrest has sent pump prices up rapidly, but networks mention GOP president in more gas reports than today.

Networks Stand with Wisconsin Unions, Ignore $1-3 Trillion Pension Deficit for Five Days

2/23/2011 3:05 PM ET
On sixth night of protest coverage, ABC finally notes government pensions underfunded by at least $1,000 billion.

Bloomberg Businessweek Celebrates Valentine's Day with Adultery Cover Story

2/14/2011 9:11 PM ET
Financial magazine features story on 'genius' behind AshleyMadison.com, a website that says 'Life is short. Have an affair.'

Foreign Unrest Raises Energy Worries, but Media Put Down Coal

2/10/2011 9:45 PM ET
Broadcast news emphasizes industry accidents nearly 80 percent of the time; ignore EPA and Obama attacks on U.S. industry.

Santelli Slams CNBC Panelists for Spinning Jobs Report

2/4/2011 3:16 PM ET
CNBC's floor reporter criticizes 'kool-aid drinkers' for trying to find good news in the 'disappointing.'

Video: Nine Most Terrifying Words

2/2/2011 3:38 PM ET
President Reagan once said the scariest words were: "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." Yet, that is precisely what President Obama and the news media keep promoting.

Book Review: 'Climate of Corruption' Digs Deep Into Climate Change Agenda, Finds 'Big Lie'

1/31/2011 11:04 PM ET
Unlike the network news media that have campaigned against global warming for years, new book details the politicization of climate science.

Flashback: As EPA Approves E15, Remember the Media's Infatuation with Ethanol

1/21/2011 6:35 PM ET
Ethanol was touted as 'wave of the future,' hyped as 'easy solution' for energy independence.

Health Care Cost Estimates Challenged, But Media Skip Criticism of 'Non-Partisan' Agency

1/17/2011 2:33 PM ET
Congressional Budget Office figures challenged only 16 percent of the time, despite former CBO director's claims of 'Garbage In, Garbage Out' accounting.

CNBC Panel Warns Drop to 9.4 Percent Unemployment is 'Anomaly'

1/7/2011 4:25 PM ET
'Squawk Box' guests reacted to December 2010 jobs report with caution, predicted future rise in unemployment rate.

Networks Out of Step with Public, Ignore Majority Support for ObamaCare Repeal

1/5/2011 9:13 PM ET
In past month, ABC, CBS and NBC leave public's opposition out of 93 percent of stories mentioning health care legislation.

New Year, Same Old Krugman

1/5/2011 7:52 PM ET
It may be 2011, but liberal New York Times columnist still calling for New Deal-era policies he's promoted for years.

Times Buries Admission of Self Interest in Chevron-Ecuador Lawsuit Story

1/5/2011 10:44 AM ET
The Times reported Chevron has been using outtakes from the film "Crude," an anti-Chevron film, in its legal battles over an environmental damage lawsuit filed in Ecuador. The Times called it "a ...

New York Times Buries Admission of Self Interest in Chevron Story

1/3/2011 9:04 PM ET
Not until 24th paragraph does paper admit it supported court brief against oil giant.