Business Articles

Media Add to Celebrity Push for U.N. Aid Mandate

10/1/2005 7:00 PM ET
ABC, CBS and NYT criticize U.S. foreign aid in terms of government contributions, leaving out huge private charity efforts.

More Doom That Wasn't

9/28/2005 2:00 PM ET

ABC Discovers a New Gateway Drug for Kids: Caffeine

9/27/2005 7:00 PM ET
Story compares caffeine to Steroids, but leaves out how commonplace it is.

Networks Pump Up Gas Prices

9/21/2005 2:00 PM ET

NBC Adds to Storm of Climate Change Stories

9/19/2005 7:00 PM ET
Network emphasized controversial new study without even a discouraging word.

The Price of Recovery

9/14/2005 2:00 PM ET
When prices rise, it helps get resources to the places theyre needed most.

The Media Spin: The Gatekeepers

9/9/2005 2:00 PM ET
Who decides whether you hear more about the Red Cross or the Salvation Army? Its the news producers.

Media Use Katrina to Lobby for Higher Taxes

9/8/2005 7:00 PM ET
Criticism for budget deficits has been replaced by calls for big government

Cutting Taxes One Minute; Raising Them the Next

9/8/2005 2:00 PM ET
CNNs American Morning says raising gas taxes might be a better move than cutting them.

Times Cites U.N. Report Blasting U.S. as Cheap

9/8/2005 2:00 PM ET
Foreign aid story ignores U.S. charity and socialist aspects of U.N. analysis.

Strike one, Strike two

9/7/2005 2:00 PM ET
The Early Shows Julie Chen misreports gas prices two days in a row, two different ways.

The Understatement of American Generosity

9/7/2005 2:00 PM ET
Coverage of private hurricane relief efforts pales in comparison to constant blame game on network news.

Gas Prices Fuel More Bad Reporting

9/6/2005 2:00 PM ET
The Early Show misreports gas price, giving the false impression its an all-time high.

Media Use Katrina to Predict Economic Downturn

9/6/2005 2:00 PM ET
Recent and past precedents strongly suggest region will rebound strongly.

Media Link Hurricanes and Global Warming for More than a Decader

8/31/2005 2:00 PM ET
For at least 13 years, broadcasters have pushed global warming into coverage of disasters.

Media Do Poor Job of Reporting on the Poor

8/31/2005 2:00 PM ET
New poverty statistics ignore the fact that new numbers are among the lowest in 20 years.

USA Today Downplays Its Own Explanation of Health Care Costs

8/31/2005 2:00 PM ET
Major series fails to understand why premium care has a premium price.

Refining: the Untold Story of the Oil Chain

8/31/2005 2:00 PM ET
Hurricane season brings more media references to refining capacity, but little explanation of this force behind gas prices.

World News Tonight Criticizes Outsourcing

8/26/2005 2:00 PM ET
ABCs Closer Look takes one step forward, two steps back on trade debate.

Media Fail to Realize Oil Not Even Near Records

8/26/2005 2:00 PM ET
Reporter Jim Axelrod mocks local tourism and shows his field of dreams isnt in Iowa.

Bogus Mercury/Autism Claims Linked to Death

8/26/2005 2:00 PM ET
Controversial treatment to rid body of metals may have killed a child.

Times Downplays Greenspans 18-Year Success

8/26/2005 2:00 PM ET
Paper dwells on danger if housing turns into a bubble that bursts.

Media Continue to Pound on Obesity Coverage

8/25/2005 2:00 PM ET
Fast food restaurants are stalking children; Southerners are getting fatter; and the misleading Body Mass Index is back in the news after a football players death.

Saving at the Pump Means Paying More for Vehicles

8/25/2005 2:00 PM ET
Media continue to refine their talking points about failure of new CAFE standards.

The Business of Rebuilding

8/24/2005 2:00 PM ET
Network news gives little time to Americans generosity, as businesses use their profits to help the needy.

The Media Spin: Bring Out the Tea Leaves

8/24/2005 2:00 PM ET
Global warming is in fashion today, but veteran journalist David Goodnow remembers when we once feared another little ice age.