Ken Shepherd

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ABC Takes a Swipe at American Auto Industry

Gibson continues media focus on declining Big Three automakers, despite other companies new factories.

The Media Love Gore All the More

Entertainment Weekly, Time praise the environmentalist laptop-wielding ninja

CBS Reports Chavezs Push for Higher Oil Prices

Other networks ignore story, continuing pattern of media apathy on South Americas socialist oil giant.

CNNs Kitty Pilgrim Slams Economy

Dobbs reporter takes Treasury secretary nomination as chance to rehash attacks on Bush economy, ignore strong economic growth.

Washington Post Magazine Scoffs at Global Warming Skeptics

Rival paper Washington Times, meanwhile, presents views on both sides of vigorous debate on warming and hurricane strength.

NY Times Sounds Downbeat on Upbeat Economy

Reporter Peters downplays strong GDP revision and hunts for signs of slowdown.

Networks Silence on Corrupt Fannie Mae Continues

Only CBS reported $400M Fannie Mae fine, while Clinton administration connections of top corporate officers were omitted.

CNN Continues to Dismiss FTC Report on Price Gouging

Anchor bemoans results but weeks earlier called for higher gas prices with gas tax hikes.

ABCs Kofman Blows Past Skeptical Scientists in Hurricane Season Story

Reporter left out detractors of global warming link, misrepresented another scientists views.

CNNs Serwer Dismisses Study Finding No Price Gouging

CNNs Andy Serwer dismisses study, saying it boggles the mind

Parade on the March Again, Downbeat on Economy

Magazine leaves out strong economy, Bernankes forecast of soft landing in housing.

Morning Shows Ignore Vote to Keep Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling

The same media outlets covered the anti-business push to investigate and punish price gouging.

CNNs Dobbs Continues to Ignore Growth in Auto Industry

Anchor blames free trade for foreign dominance, but doesnt point to the job creation that results.

ABC sees student loan crisis, ignores hot job market

NBC and USA Today report best market in four years for college graduates.

United Nations Reports Success in Containing Bird Flu in East Asia

News comes days after alarmist ABC movie capitalized on fears of a global pandemic.

ABC Mislabels CSPI in Story on Faulty Labeling

Network reporters leave out liberal tag, history of anti-industry advocacy.

ABC Hits Gas Price Windfall to Big Government

Networks Dan Harris goes against media conventional wisdom again with report on governments tax bite at the pump.

Media Concerned about Government Having Phone Numbers

But government tax collectors know far more about you than the NSA learned from phone companies.

Nightline Separates Fact from Fiction on Bird Flu

But two months earlier ABCs Avila featured a doctor who warned of a 50 percent death rate from virus.