Health

Media Consistently $30 Million Short on Soros Drug Funding

10/31/2011 1:26 PM ET
Left-wing donor funds event to legalize drug use.

Food Columnist Bittman Finds Enthusiastic Reception for Taxing Junk Food on MSNBC's 'Dylan Ratigan'

8/2/2011 5:39 PM ET
New York Times food writer and junk food sin-tax advocate Mark Bittman took to the August 2 edition of MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan show as part of his promotional tour for Bad Food? Tax It. He found a ...

Times Food Writer Mark Bittman Wants Big Government to 'Fix' Your Diet with Higher Taxes

7/26/2011 12:39 PM ET
Mark Bittman: "That 'other force' should be the federal government, fulfilling its role as an agent of the public good and establishing a bold national fix....public health is the role of the ...

CNN Spreads Cell Phone Alarmism, Calls WHO Review 'Rather Conclusive'

6/3/2011 6:31 PM ET
While other outlets urged caution about report, CNN anchor prepares to change her behavior.

No Nukes: How Three Mile Island was Disaster for Media Credibility

3/22/2011 1:35 PM ET
More than 30 years later, nuclear accident shows how media hype can make a bad situation far worse.

Linda Greenhouse, Still Fighting the Abortion Wars

2/10/2011 4:56 PM ET
The paper's long-time Supreme Court reporter and pro-choice marcher is still keeping up the fight on abortion, decrying racially inflammatory rhetoric, yet lighting into "white activists" for ...

More Calm, Objective Biz Reporting: 'As the Nation's Obesity Crisis Continues Unabated...'

2/2/2011 1:45 PM ET
This is a news story? Reporter Andrew Martin: "As the nation's obesity crisis continues unabated...Many Americans eat too many calories every day, expanding their waistlines and imperiling their ...

Health Care Cost Estimates Challenged, But Media Skip Criticism of 'Non-Partisan' Agency

1/17/2011 3:33 PM ET
Congressional Budget Office figures challenged only 16 percent of the time, despite former CBO director's claims of 'Garbage In, Garbage Out' accounting.

Networks Out of Step with Public, Ignore Majority Support for ObamaCare Repeal

1/5/2011 10:13 PM ET
In past month, ABC, CBS and NBC leave public's opposition out of 93 percent of stories mentioning health care legislation.

WaPo Editor Shocked by Opposition to No Radish Left Behind

12/27/2010 9:33 PM ET
Op-ed blasts conservatives questioning role of government in nutrition.
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