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Media Add to Celebrity Push for U.N. Aid Mandate

ABC, CBS and NYT criticize U.S. foreign aid in terms of government contributions, leaving out huge private charity efforts.

ABC Discovers a New Gateway Drug for Kids: Caffeine

Story compares caffeine to Steroids, but leaves out how commonplace it is.

NBC Adds to Storm of Climate Change Stories

Network emphasized controversial new study without even a discouraging word.

The Price of Recovery

When prices rise, it helps get resources to the places theyre needed most.

The Media Spin: The Gatekeepers

Who decides whether you hear more about the Red Cross or the Salvation Army? Its the news producers.

Media Use Katrina to Lobby for Higher Taxes

Criticism for budget deficits has been replaced by calls for big government

Cutting Taxes One Minute; Raising Them the Next

CNNs American Morning says raising gas taxes might be a better move than cutting them.

Times Cites U.N. Report Blasting U.S. as Cheap

Foreign aid story ignores U.S. charity and socialist aspects of U.N. analysis.

Strike one, Strike two

The Early Shows Julie Chen misreports gas prices two days in a row, two different ways.

The Understatement of American Generosity

Coverage of private hurricane relief efforts pales in comparison to constant blame game on network news.
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