Business Articles

NY Times to Happy Meal-Eating Boys: You're Fat, Environmentally Destructive, and Unpatriotic

8/10/2006 4:34 PM ET
Advertising reporter Melanie Warner attacks McDonald's over a Happy Meal Hummer toy.

NBC Plugs Liquor Wholesalers Study on Teenage Internet Booze Sales

8/10/2006 4:04 PM ET
But network's reporter leaves out statistic showing only two percent of teens in survey actually bought alcohol online.

CBS Warns That 'Even One Bad Meal Can Hurt Your Body'

8/9/2006 3:48 PM ET
Network story on saturated fat is the media's latest entree in a menu of anti-fast food stories.

Bad Company II

8/9/2006 2:33 PM ET
Oscar-Nominated Movies Bash Business, but Hollywood Claims Thats Entertainment

Bad Company II: Executive Summary

8/9/2006 2:30 PM ET
Oscar-Nominated Movies Bash Business, but Hollywood Claims Thats Entertainment

ABC, NBC Drill BP on Pipeline Corrosion

8/9/2006 1:42 PM ET
Both networks cited liberal critics but excluded information from the company's news conference just a day earlier.

Hollywood's New Villain: Businessmen

8/9/2006 10:51 AM ET
Overture. Dim the lights. This is it ... for the American free enterprise system if Hollywood has its way.

Econ 101: Is the Estate Tax Good or Bad?

8/9/2006 9:47 AM ET
How the inheritance penalty affects the rich, the poor and the economy.

ABC: Gas Prices Too High? Don't Just Drive On By

8/8/2006 3:57 PM ET
Reporter urges viewers to report price gouging after pipeline shutdown, but neglects to mention actual gouging is rare and that high gas prices help prevent shortages.

ABC's Dr. Johnson Prescribes Higher Taxes to Get Smokers to Quit

8/8/2006 9:35 AM ET
'World News with Charles Gibson' left out second opinion: higher taxes don't lower smoking rates but do breed black markets, mob-related violence.

CBS's Safer Supersizes Bias Against 'McMansions'

8/7/2006 3:42 PM ET
But a real estate expert says large, pricey houses are a tiny part of the market.

CNN Promotes Food Industry for a Change

8/7/2006 11:33 AM ET
The cable network takes a break from barking up the wrong tree on industry regulation and personal responsibility.

CBS Hints at More Regulation for the Power Industry

8/4/2006 2:47 PM ET
But energy experts point to regulation as the cause for existing problems.

Washington Post: 'Moderate' Republicans Support Tax Increases, Minimum Wage Hikes

8/3/2006 4:31 PM ET
Reporter calls pro-tax Virginia politicians 'moderate' while those against tax hikes are 'hard-core.'

ABC's Stark Maximizes Bias on Minimum Wage

8/3/2006 1:13 PM ET
From 5-to-1 imbalance in sound bites to excluding critical economists, reporter skews story on wage floor bill.

Media's New Beef with Fast Food: Now Salads Are Bad, Too

8/2/2006 4:07 PM ET
NBC consumer correspondent warns that big salads are big on calories.

Housing Bust: Just Kidding!

8/2/2006 2:47 PM ET
Some reports finally call housing market shift 'good news for buyers' after years of predicting a bubbly catastrophe ... but others stick with seller-centric 'nightmare.'

I Hate to Burst Your Bubble ...

8/2/2006 2:38 PM ET
But the housing market is cooling off just fine despite the summer heat.

Raul Castro: A Hard-Line Commie with a Soft Spot for Free Enterprise?

8/2/2006 1:28 PM ET
NBC's Andrea Mitchell calls fill-in dictator open to free enterprise, ignores rollback in reforms, reliance on Venezuelan oil

Housing Bust: Just Kidding!

8/2/2006 1:00 PM ET

In Midst of Scorching Heat Wave, CBS Proclaims Global Warming Debate Over

8/1/2006 11:37 AM ET
Reporter relies on one climatologist who says pollution delayed global warming in '70s - but back then, scientists warned of catastrophic global cooling.

CBS News Blusters about Hypothetical Hurricane 'Crippling' U.S. Economy

7/31/2006 11:07 AM ET
Reporter Michelle Miller left out experts who disagree with pessimistic forecast and ignored strong economic recovery one year after Hurricane Katrina.

CBS's Storm Ignores Liberal Congressman's Call for 100-Percent Tax on Oil Profits

7/28/2006 1:56 PM ET
Reporter echoed Rep. Dennis Kucinich's rhetoric later in the interview.

ABC's Lisa Stark Pours Cold Milk on Advertising Trend

7/27/2006 1:38 PM ET
Reporter presents kid-friendly food sites as 'Wild West' in need of regulation.

Forget Tea Leaves: Read Congress's Bills to Forecast Future Deficits

7/26/2006 2:50 PM ET
Just how much taxpayer money is each member of Congress proposing to spend?

Minimum Rage

7/26/2006 1:00 PM ET

ABC, NBC Spin Strong Housing Numbers Negatively

7/26/2006 12:56 PM ET
'Nightly News' anchor calls housing market a bubble but a real estate economist featured in the story forecasted cooling beginning the year.

CNN's Dobbs Insists Author of anti-Free Trade Book Is 'No Protectionist'

7/25/2006 12:19 PM ET
But Sen. Dorgan opposes fair competition from foreign ethanol that could lower U.S. gas prices.

NBC Repeats Incorrect Claim That Gas At 'All-Time High'

7/24/2006 6:28 PM ET
Lundberg Survey is three cents higher than AAA but below September high and inflation-adjusted record.