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Waging War: Media Ignore Compensation Increase

10/4/2006 4:49 PM ET
Media complain about 'stagnant' pay in an era of massive benefit growth.

Waging War

10/4/2006 2:00 PM ET

Coastal Protection Turned into Reefer Madness

10/4/2006 1:30 PM ET
Environmentalists to thank for yet another eco-tastrophe.

'Recession' Never Recedes Far from News Comments

10/4/2006 12:15 PM ET
TV reports continue to raise the specter of economic troubles despite strong growth and low unemployment.

On Day of Dow Record, CBS Warns of Economic Problems

10/4/2006 11:28 AM ET
Networks omit suggestion that tax cuts have helped the economy, market.

Oklahoma Senator Spars with CNN's Miles O'Brien in Interview

10/3/2006 2:29 PM ET
Senator cited media bias and O'Brien's own hype about a new ice age just 12 years earlier.

ABC Worries Churches Are Ruining Texas City's Finances

10/2/2006 4:25 PM ET
Reporter features mayor's complaints but leaves out existing regulation on churches, mayor's rosy view of the city's finances in 2006 'State of the City' speech.

Wash. Post Media Critic: NPR is Liberally Biased

10/2/2006 11:36 AM ET
In CNN interview, paper's Howard Kurtz noted radio network's taxpayer-funded leftward slant.

NBC Accuses Oil Firms of 'Fleecing' Taxpayers

9/29/2006 4:43 PM ET
But reporter's complaint is really that government forgot to tax oil drilling.

CNN's Miles O'Brien Paints Senator on Quixotic Quest against Global Warming Reality

9/28/2006 5:17 PM ET
But the science is hardly unanimous, and computer models predicting warming have been wrong before.

NBC Puts Downspin on Climbing Stock Market

9/28/2006 2:46 PM ET
'Nightly News' touts housing and auto problems instead of near-record average.

Restaurants Left out of Stories on Trans Fat Ban

9/28/2006 12:05 PM ET
Network news ignored or downplayed criticism of New York City's proposed food regulation.

CNN Claims Small Price Drop Indicates Widespread Housing Problems

9/27/2006 5:21 PM ET
'American Morning' overemphasizes slight decline with tales of a bubble that has 'burst.'

Media Myth: Gas Hysteria

9/27/2006 4:03 PM ET
Prices are Falling, But

CNN's Serwer Dismisses Market Conspiracies

9/27/2006 1:07 PM ET
But his network has toyed with gasoline price-fixing conspiracies for weeks.

I Recycle!

9/27/2006 11:26 AM ET
Many environmentalist pursuits lack simple cost-benefit analysis.

NBC, CBS Downplay Good News about Economy

9/27/2006 11:17 AM ET
Consumer confidence, market performance news undercut by hurricane fears, corporate scandal sentences.

ABC Reheats Leftover Bias on Global Warming, Showcases Hansen

9/26/2006 5:46 PM ET
Global warming skeptics, critics of NASA's Hansen left out in the cold; Hansen's 'political inclinations' lean heavily left.

CBS Greeted Housing Value News with Slanted Story on Housing Bubble

9/26/2006 3:06 PM ET
Rival NBC's Anne Thompson, however, emphasized buyers' market, strong resale value on most homes.

CNBC 'Global Players' Special Stacked Deck in Favor of Environmental Regulation

9/26/2006 9:39 AM ET
Slanting the field 4-to-1, network hyped NASA scientist, dismissed Competitive Enterprise Institute critic.

Washington Post's Ahrens Worries About 'Super-Rich' Success

9/22/2006 5:30 PM ET
Reporter's story left out any rebuttal from conservative economists who say zero-sum economics doesn't work.

Wal-Mart's $4 Drug Plan: Good for Consumers, Bad for Nationalized Health Care Advocates

9/22/2006 4:46 PM ET
NY Times criticizes retailer's new offering on generic drugs, while ABC and NBC are positive; Wal-Mart critic Ron Pollack's liberal ideology ignored in CBS, Times reports.

CNN's O'Brien Links Drug Prices with R&D Budgets

9/21/2006 5:37 PM ET
Previous reporting on the cable network echoed liberal claims that drug companies spend little on research.

CBS Now Sees Danger in Online Drug Purchases

9/21/2006 4:44 PM ET
But a year ago, network ignored illegal nature of re-imported drugs, presented Internet as way to get cheap drugs.

NBC Briefly Covers Oil Price Plummet

9/20/2006 6:29 PM ET
But anchor Brian Williams skeptical about further price drops.

Unions: Good Ol' Days or Part of Ford's Demise?

9/20/2006 4:55 PM ET
Network reporters yearn for the days of steady jobs, overlooking hefty pay and benefits demanded by unionized workers.

Movie Review: 'Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers'

9/20/2006 3:56 PM ET
Election-season release from Wal-Mart film's director is latest documentary that attacks businesses.

Head to Head: Post, Times Produce Opposite Headlines from Same Retail Report

9/19/2006 6:51 PM ET
Post downbeat about Christmas shopping while NY Times has positive outlook.