Business Articles

Media Scrooges: 'Bah, Humbug' To Wall Street's Christmas Bonuses

12/20/2006 3:17 PM ET
Contrary to their present Grinchiness, the press were much merrier about this annual ritual in 1999.

ABC Left Out Union Ties of Merit-Based Pay Critic

12/19/2006 3:31 PM ET
Reporter Stone attributed Houston teacher's complaints to concern for curriculum.

Small Cars: From Nice to Naughty List?

12/19/2006 3:05 PM ET
CBS warns of dangers, but in June, reporter Blackstone complained a 'bigger is better' attitude was hurting small car sales.

CNN's 'In The Money' Laments 'Soaring' College Costs with Extreme Example

12/18/2006 5:38 PM ET
Segment complains of lower grants, using one school's 18-percent tuition hike as a benchmark.

Baltimore Sun Leaves Terrorism out of Nigerian Oil Violence

12/18/2006 3:17 PM ET
Foreign reporter Scott Calvert avoided 'terrorist' label for car-bombing, hostage-taking insurgency.

When Should Information Not Be Free?

12/15/2006 12:33 PM ET
'Open access' plan in Congress would create another governmental boondoggle.

CBS Reporter Takes Swipe at Drug Industry, Praises Politician in Blog Post

12/15/2006 11:18 AM ET
Armen Keteyian lamented 'Big Pharma's' 'control' over Americans.

'Evening News' Milked Tragedies to Scare Viewers on Depression Drugs

12/14/2006 8:15 PM ET
NBC, ABC gave viewers a more balanced, less emotionally-charged look at a new FDA warning label on suicide risks for young people.

Morning Shows Hype Need for a 'Federal Standard' on Rollovers

12/14/2006 4:44 PM ET
CBS's Orr lets go unchallenged the suggestion that auto industry cares more about bottom line than passenger safety.

ABC's Push for Stark Regulation

12/13/2006 5:55 PM ET
Hyping recent E. coli cases, reporter Lisa Stark pushed liberal calls for new government agency to regulate food industry from 'farm to fork.'

Have a Holly Jolly - Something

12/13/2006 3:00 PM ET

Have a Holly Jolly ... Something

12/13/2006 2:46 PM ET
Despite retailers' move back toward 'Merry Christmas,' journalists are three times as likely to offer 'Happy Holidays.'

NY Times: Everybody Loves Energy Regulation

12/12/2006 6:22 PM ET
Paper presents taxes, government regulation as only options, necessary curbs on global warming.

Fox's O'Reilly Forgot to Factor in CSPI's Leftist Leanings

12/12/2006 5:03 PM ET
Host didn't remind viewers of food police's pro-litigation, pro-regulation agenda, even as he called for more regulation.

'Evening News' Turns to Brit to Lecture Americans on Gas Prices

12/11/2006 4:31 PM ET
But columnist from across the Pond leaves out heavy taxes his countrymen pay for petrol.

'In the Money' Airs Conflict Diamond Hit Piece on De Beers

12/11/2006 3:12 PM ET
CNN's Ali Velshi downplays diamond industry's benefits to Africa in favor of smearing company.

NY Times Helps American Students in Cuba Criticize America

12/8/2006 6:27 PM ET
According to reporter, medical students say American health care system too focused on 'bottom line,' U.S. trade 'blockade' frustrating.

The Medias Top 10 Economic Myths of 2006: Executive Summary

12/8/2006 6:23 PM ET
Compiled by the Business & Media Institute

CNN Special Pushes Liberal Health Care Agenda

12/8/2006 4:41 PM ET
Universal health care, one of the first action items for Democrats, pushed by Lou Dobbs.

CNN's Dobbs Assails 'Mindless' Manufacturing Advocate

12/8/2006 1:49 PM ET
Trade group VP responds slamming faulty logic, notes benefits of foreign insourcing.

Dobbs Bashes South Korea Trade Deal

12/8/2006 12:37 PM ET
War on reality continues with anti-free trade rhetoric.

A $7-Billion Omission

12/7/2006 3:19 PM ET
Network newscasts continue to ignore Fannie Mae fiasco's scope, even the final tally of the cost.

The Medias Top 10 Economic Myths of 2006

12/6/2006 6:25 PM ET
Compiled by the Business & Media Institute

Econ 101: Who Benefits from Boost in Student Grants?

12/6/2006 5:03 PM ET
'Round and 'round the taxpayer money goes ... and where it stops, nobody knows. Oh, and tuition will go up, too.

Top 10 Media Myths of 2006

12/6/2006 3:00 PM ET

TV News Ignores Surprisingly Strong Housing Data

12/5/2006 6:24 PM ET
Bubble bursting mantra continues to dominate reports despite evidence to the contrary.

CBS Greases Wheels for Democratic Attack on 'Big Oil'

12/5/2006 5:22 PM ET
Reporter Armen Keteyian turns story about government incompetence into indictment of oil industry.

Balance is Low on CBS's Pecking Order

12/5/2006 1:02 PM ET
'Evening News' plays up study on salmonella in chicken, but leaves out industry rebuttal, consumer group's pro-regulation agenda.