Business Articles

Media Condemn Oil Speculators after Announcement of CFTC Investigation

5/30/2008 3:08 PM ET
Revelation of probe by regulatory authority credited for causing one-day drop in oil prices, although prices showing rebound.

Bad Economy Causing Spike in Spam Sales, Reports 'Nightly News'

5/30/2008 9:13 AM ET
Anchor Brian Williams calls lunch meat product 'a huge economic indicator' although Hormel attributes profit increase to a variety of factors.

Media Black Out Discussion of California Same-Sex 'Marriage' Implications

5/30/2008 1:00 AM ET
The First Amendment is in jeopardy. Why isn't the press rushing to its defense?

ABC Uses Weird Non-Customer Example to Attack Credit Card Companies

5/29/2008 8:13 PM ET
'Good Morning America' claims arbitration unfair by featuring rare case from activist group's report.

CNN 'Conservationist' a Liberal Blogger and Carbon Credit Trader

5/29/2008 2:51 PM ET
'American Morning' segment on global warming warns 'gathering storm on the horizon' will have a $1.87 trillion price tag by 2100.

The Great Media Depression

5/29/2008 3:26 AM ET
News reports depict economy far worse now than during the 1929 stock market crash

The Great Media Depression: Executive Summary

5/29/2008 3:23 AM ET
News reports depict economy far worse now than during the 1929 stock market crash

Washington Post Declares 'Human-Generated Carbon Dioxide Emissions' Already Cause of Disasters

5/28/2008 5:19 PM ET
Article quotes four experts and a study from one side but offers no counterpoint.

Networks 'Cherry-Pick' Data to Blame Slowdown on Housing Woes

5/28/2008 3:07 PM ET
But on CNBC some experts say housing 'crisis' is overstated and blame the media for hyping it.

'World News' Predicts $7-a-Gallon Gasoline

5/28/2008 2:15 PM ET
ABC evening show predicts extreme price increase, but curiously explains the actual cause of high gasoline prices and provides some context.

'Today' Fails to Define 'Average' in Food Bank Scare

5/28/2008 12:20 PM ET
NBC morning show declares middle class is 'new face of hunger in America.'

America's Great Media Depression

5/28/2008 11:42 AM ET
Bear Stearns coverage far more negative than how journalists handled 1929 stock market crash.

'Nightly News' Bemoans School Funding Woes

5/27/2008 2:12 PM ET
NBC blames economic downturn, but ignores multiple factors involved in spending decline for California public education.

CNN Pulls out 'D-Word' in Economy Speculation

5/23/2008 10:39 AM ET
Economist warns about $5 gas, 'something worse than a mild recession.'

'Early Show' Takes Jab at Oil Executives for Industry Profits

5/22/2008 5:42 PM ET
Segment later features oil expert that explains it isn't the oil company profits causing the spike.

Wash. Post on Obese Children: 'Parent' Never Mentioned

5/22/2008 4:12 PM ET
Article celebrates victories of anti-food advocates pressuring businesses.

'Evening News' Hits Against Metal Bat Manufacturers

5/22/2008 11:15 AM ET
CBS blames aluminum bat maker for horrible accident, familys lawyer calls metal bats a "weapon."

BusinessWeek Dedicates Blog Exclusively to 'Recession in America'

5/22/2008 9:02 AM ET
The site's purpose: 'to uncover the stories of how individuals are coping with the downturn.'

'Squawk Box' Guest Warns of $12-15-a-Gallon Gas

5/21/2008 3:38 PM ET
Robert Hirsch, an energy advisor, says CNBC morning show prediction was a citation of the 'Dean of Oil Analysts.'

Pressure Builds on Oil Companies - from Lawmakers, Media and Candidates

5/21/2008 3:32 PM ET
Networks give a free pass to Democrats' proposals to levy more taxes on oil companies, even as Senate committee grills oil execs.

Econ 101: Old MacDonald Had a Subsidy

5/21/2008 3:07 PM ET
Veto-proof farm bill shows the power of politics to take and redistribute our money.

CBS Uses Kennedy Diagnosis to Critique Government Cancer Funding

5/21/2008 11:39 AM ET
'Evening News' criticizes federal government for reserach funds 'drying up;' praises British government for higher funding.

'American Morning' Beams Over Pro-Tax Warren Buffett

5/20/2008 2:32 PM ET
CNN calls world's richest man and Obama supporter a 'genuine real person you could have a great time with' and oh yeah, 'a Democrat.'

Deja Vu: 'Today' Inflates Gas Prices

5/20/2008 12:39 PM ET
NBC morning show uses longtime network visual trick to make gas prices seem higher.

'Evening News' Blasts Flame-Retardant Materials

5/20/2008 12:37 PM ET
CBS report parrots cause of liberal Maine legislator but downplays the benefits, such as lives saved by chemicals.

The Worst is Yet to Come According to CNN's 'Your Money'

5/19/2008 6:47 PM ET
Correspondent Hunter suggests even the Great Depression can't compare to current 'crisis.'

'Nightly News' Calls Cuban Defections a 'Setback'

5/19/2008 2:34 PM ET
Segment about Cuban circus romanticizes life under authoritarian socialist rule.

'Big Oil' Faces 'the Same Game Plan that Brought Down Big Tobacco'

5/19/2008 2:31 PM ET
Lawyer that sued the tobacco industry in the 1990s now suing energy industry for causing climate change, according to Atlantic Monthly.