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Job Numbers Crush Expectations After Warnings of Recession

NBC, CBS hedge the health of the economy on a jobs report, which turns out to be unexpectedly strong.

Are You Afraid of the News?

Media treat viewers to terrifying stories about economic crisis, planetary 'peril' and bacterial 'monsters' and it's not even Halloween yet.

Twenty Years After Black Monday: Similar and Very Different

Media hoped for the best, but warned about the worst on Oct. 19, 1987. Now, it's mostly the latter.

CBS Sounds Stock-Market Crash Alarm

'Evening News' uses faulty comparisons to suggest the possibility of a Black Monday-like crash.

CNN Warns of a Recession, Ignores Stock Market Gains

'Your $$$$$' ignored guest to promote a downbeat view of the economy.

Media Coverage Rated 'R' for 'Recession'

The media have predicted recession for four years. Will this be the year?

Obama Wants More Regulation, But Experts Beg To Differ

Candidate wants 'fly-by-night' lenders regulated and fined, but free market economists propose a different solution: let the market work.

NBC Hypes Credit Problems as Fuel for Dow Sell-off

Economist Lawrence Kudlow contends credit problems are not as 'widespread' as reported and profits will solve these credit problems.
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