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NBC Finds Libraries 'Popular,' but Suffering from Economy

'Nightly News' segment laments government cuts for library funding, includes a man crying over library closure.

Will 'The Secret Millionaire' Arrive At Your Door?

Not if you're sitting around waiting for him.

Nets Attack Vitamin Supplements After Study Casts Doubt on Disease Prevention

CBS, NBC question the benefits of vitamin supplements for disease prevention, but ignore the positive nutritional aspects.

Unemployment Nearly as Bad as During Clinton

Media selectively spin downturn into foundation for new, New Deal.

Dear WSJ: Market Logic Protects Us from 'Arrogance'

Private contracts are good because decisions are not governed by outsiders' personal feelings.

Price of the Bailout: Media Holding BoA Culpable for Plant Closing

Bailout recipient Bank of America should keep lending to failing business, workers say.

Dear Baltimore Sun: Nationalizing Auto Industry Means Sacrificing Others

It is impossible to know if the future benefits of electric cars are worth what could be lost by subsidizing them.

BusinessWeek Editor Calls $34 Billion for Autos a 'Rounding Error'

Jim Ellis promotes Big Three bailout on CNN's "Your $$$$$," says people need to start borrowing, spending again.

Krugman Touts His Influence as a NYT Columnist on Obama Policy Decisions

Nobel Prize-winning journalist admits he's enjoying opining more about the financial crisis than bashing Bush.

New TNT Drama Pits 'Robin Hoods' Against 'Capitalist Victimizers'

'Leverage' attacks insurance and aerospace companies in series premiere.

NY Times Columnist Acknowledges Media Feed Economy Fear

Writer blames digital age, 24-hour news cycle for spreading worry further, faster.

Not Green -- GM Car Shipped to Washington for PR Stunt

Rick Wagoner arrives to make bailout plea in Chevy Volt, but really took Chevy Malibu hybrid from Detroit to Washington.

Frank Adds Media to List of Parties Responsible for Automaker Woes

House Financial Services Committee chairman assigns blame to auto companies, politicians, unions and the media.

ABC's Ross Blasts Swiss Bank for Sponsoring Art Show

'World News' investigative reporter attends 'lavish art festival' to attack UBS.

CNBC's Burnett Downplays Senator's Opposition to Auto Bailout

'Street Signs' host says Banking Committee ranking Republican knows bailout will probably happen.

Time Editor's 'Case for Saving Detroit:' Autos 'Too Big to Fail'

Rick Stengel finds 'unsympathetic' bailout opponents to be 'amazing.'

New York Times Omits Freddie Mac from Emanuel's Resume

Front page business profile doesn't mention two-year stint with troubled government sponsored enterprise.

Michael Moore Continues Assault on Free Enterprise

Controversial filmmaker says 'capitalism doesn't work;' accuses 'wealthy' of collecting 'as much silverware as possible' before Obama sworn in.

Dear Baltimore Sun: Politicians Aren't Business Experts

If you wouldn't entrust your 401(k) to a senator why support political investments in the auto industry?

Econ 101: Financial Bailouts and the Rule of Law

Rule of law - not rule of men - is necessary for economic stability.

'Evening News' Shows How Foreign Automakers Do It Right in America

'Tale of Two Plants' segment details Hyundai's lower costs of production versus Big Three.

Dear Toledo Blade: Americans Can Invest in Companies Without Bailouts

If the public aren't investing in auto manufacturers, why should Congress?

Journalists are MIA on Bailouts

Real reporting would give taxpayers details, perspective on automakers and government.

NBC Discovers Union Role in Auto Industry Turmoil

Unlike most other coverage, 'Today' segment highlights UAW contracts as 'albatross' for Big Three.

Krugman Claims Government Has $10 Trillion 'Cushion'

Pro-intervention economist and Nobel Prize winner tells 'Good Morning America' viewers that trillions more could be spent to fix the economy.

Networks Darken 'Black Friday'

Dear WSJ: Government Can't Even Get Socialism Right

Auto industry and 'sadistic' anti-capitalists.

Shhhhhhhh! Dow Loses Nearly 2,300 When Bernanke Talks

In last six months, 65 percent of days when Fed chairman speaks show market declines, including three of worst drops in history.

Networks Darken 'Black Friday'

Broadcast journalists marginalize increased turnout, spending; focus on downbeat angles of holiday shopping.