Business Articles

Journal Story Describes the End of the World As We Know It

Harvard professors connection of current events to pre-World War I ignores mountains of good economic news.

Energy: Regulation and Rewards, not Freedom

Media blast oil companies, lawmakers but fail to investigate financial boost to inefficient energy source.

Times Blinded By Hazy View of Reality

Dramatically cleaner air downplayed in a story about threats to Clean Air Act because troubles remain.

Atkins Bankruptcy Stories on Low-Substance Diet

Media focus on end to a craze, but wheres the beef about how business responded with healthy lifestyle foods?

Required Reading for the Tax Revolution

FairTax would free markets, individuals from income tax.

CBS Boosts Rocket Makers

Evening News does positive story about private businesses in the space race.

Media Downplay 25 Percent Tax Promoted By Democrats

Journalists fail to link think tank study with senators connected to group that researched it.

Media Criticize Union Insurgents

Networks, major newspapers lament departure of dissidents from AFL-CIO while pro-union voices dominate coverage.

NBC Weighs In Against Businesses

Network complains that companies discriminate based on appearance.

Labor Pains: None of Your Business

Business representatives nowhere to be found in CBS, AP coverage of AFL-CIO.

CBS Talks Down the Economy with Biased Reporting

Trish Regan ignores the numbers to criticize Greenspans 'rosy forecast'.

No Shortage of Errors in Deficit Coverage

Newspapers continue faulty approach to tax cuts.

CBS dares to criticize business ethics of other companies

Network assaulted industry but didnt give them any chance to respond.

Networks will report just about anything you say if your name is Kennedy

Environmentalists claim mercury link with autism is absolutely overwhelming

Food Police Crack Down on Soda

Media treat left-wing pro-tax group as unbiased consumer advocate.

Crazy 8s: Executive Summary

Live 8, G-8 coverage cheerleads sending billions of U.S. dollars to Africa

Crazy 8s

Live 8, G-8 coverage cheerleads sending billions of U.S. dollars to Africa

Memo to Media: Gas Prices Still Far from All-time High

NYT is one of few to admit record isnt really a record.

NBC On Auto Pilot Backs Union, Ignores Carmaker

News show relies on UAW president, former autoworker and labor expert to tell a one-sided business story.

Accuracy on Leave from ABC

Network paints business-law reformers as eager to take parents away from sick kids.

Jobs Report Positive; News Reports Negative

NYT and Reuters frame positive news negatively, while others provide mixed reports or no report at all.

Two Against One in Food Fight

Balance not on the menu in NBC report on food industry.

First Class Research Receives Second Class Coverage

Networks make erroneous and incomplete reports on Womens Health Study.

Alls Well With Oil

BusinessWeek explains why theres no need to worry about oil supplies.

Its Only Rock N Roll

Live 8 performers dont tell the whole story about African problems.

Post Slants Tax Cut Story

Paper begrudgingly admits economic growth but warns of scary deficits.

Confidence Game

ABC Skips 3-Year High in Consumer Confidence But Reports Heavily on Negative Numbers.

CBS, NBC Ignore Fact That Drug Importation Is Illegal

Networks fail to explain the facts behind idea for getting prescriptions from Canada.

Animal Rights Group Lawsuit Milks Media Coverage

Associated Press ignores groups anti-food industry bias and calls them physicians committee.

Global Warming Coverage: Science Left Behind

In the race for emissions regulation, journalists are in the lead.