GasPrices

NY Times Columnist Tom Friedman Calls for Tax to Keep Gas at $4 per Gallon

On Sunday's Face the Nation, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman denounced the proposed White House plan to use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to curb rising gas prices: "That would rank in my ...

Gassed: Pump Prices Fall Well Short of Media Predictions

ABC, CBS, NBC touted $3 summer average yet gas prices never hit 'expert' prediction.

CNBC Guest Host Explains How TARP is Driving Up Oil Prices

Richard Bernstein explains how bailout money is being used for loans fueling oil speculation.

5 Reasons Journalists Love Higher Gas Prices

Media show they are in the tank for left-wing ideals against ordinary citizens.

Plummeting Gas Prices Means Plummeting News Coverage

To MSM, there's no story without 'pain at the pump.'

A Different Standard: Gas Price Coverage Shifts since 2008 High

Reporting of consumer hardship, market-factor scrutiny and the effects Middle East turmoil on oil and gas prices has evolved since last summer.

Media's Gas Price Crystal Ball Is Murky

Journalists can't predict the future, but keep on trying anyhow.

The Media's Top 10 Worst Economic Myths of 2008

BMI's collection of outrageous economic bias for the entire year: From the salmonella outbreak to the media's call for a new, New Deal.

Unemployment Nearly as Bad as During Clinton

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

CNBC Contributor Proposes Higher Taxes on Cheap Energy

Mesirow Financial chief economist suggests creating artificial demand for expensive alternative fuels if oil prices drop too low.
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