Tax&Spin

In Depth Report on Detroits Woes Skirts Heavy Union Costs

1/25/2006 3:00 PM ET

NBCs Thompson skipped the millions spent on paying laid-off UAW members.

Newscasts Overlook Fords Costly Severance Programs

1/24/2006 3:00 PM ET

Searching for reasons behind layoffs, reporters skip $140 million paid yearly to former employees.

CNNs Dobbs Blames Free Trade, Non-Union Labor for Fords Woes

1/23/2006 3:00 PM ET

But foreign cars produced in the U.S. are largely made in union-friendly states.

Major Newspapers Ignore Low Jobless Numbers

1/20/2006 3:00 PM ET

Papers that hyped five-year high inflation ignored economists citing a strong job market.

CNN Spends 2005 Telling People Theyre Going Backwards

1/20/2006 3:00 PM ET

Despite monthly wage increases, network says inflation is destroying the middle class.

USA Today, Washington Post Repeat Inflation Concerns

1/19/2006 3:00 PM ET

But big story in 2005 was how economy weathered energy prices, says economist.

Networks Do a Poor Job with Unemployment Coverage

1/18/2006 3:00 PM ET

Labor coverage evokes a depression, but its more depressing than reality.

Nightly News Features Critic, But No Defenders of Corporate Pay

1/18/2006 3:00 PM ET

NBCs Thompson ignores critics political leanings and theory of economic rent

Whos Worth More?

1/18/2006 3:00 PM ET

Do CEOs earn their money as honestly as Hollywood actresses?

Pension Promises: the Death of the American Dream?

1/18/2006 3:00 PM ET

As companies face the reality of their financial obligations, a new day of personal responsibility is dawning for the little old schmo and the media are worried.