Media Confidence Index Stays Low
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Media
Confidence Index Stays Low Despite Consumer Optimism
Consumer confidence and new home sales are up, but TV
journalists haven't seemed to notice. The U.S. economy and its consumers
keep defying their dire predictions of recession and housing collapse.
Gates & Buffett: A Wealth of Information about How Journalists See Money
Rich duo proves that good media coverage can be had ... if you give
money to the correct causes.
G:
USA Today crows about Chick-fil-A marital counseling
B:
NY Times downplays business costs of Supreme Court ruling
U:
CBS jittery over kids drinking coffee
Washington Post Foodies Juiced about Food Police's New Target
Strange Brew of Coverage Now Brings Praise for Coffee
Free trade would do the worlds poor much more good than Buffetts
billions (Greg Mankiw)
Neutering the Net: Why Microsoft wants to regulate the Internet into prosperity (Reason)
Shikha Dalmia: Carbon trading is a big bust (Reason)
Some advice for the Fed chairman (Cato)
How Ireland became the Celtic Tiger (Heritage)
Fact and Fiction about Gasoline Prices
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The
Quotable Jefferson
Cato Institute
Washington, D.C., July 6
Boeing vs. Airbus: The Plot Thickens
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Washington, D.C., July 6
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