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Networks Barely Criticize Obama's Disastrous 'Green Jobs' Policies

admin — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:25:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

While campaigning President Obama promised to create 5 million "green" jobs, and shortly into his term he announced a "task force" to do just that. His stimulus package included tax credits for renewable energy companies, allotted funds for weatherization and more. Now with the economy once again on shaky ground the President may pivot back to jobs in September, specifically of the "green" variety.

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

admin — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:35:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

The massive earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan on March 11 claimed many lives and knocked the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant offline reviving decades-old fears as well as liberal media bias about nuclear power.

'Evening News' Blames GM Cutbacks on Gas Prices, Ignores Union Effect

admin — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:48:57 +0000

Jeff Poor

In May, the “CBS Evening News” blamed high gas prices for depriving little girls of access to public pools. Now it’s citing the rising cost of gas as the reason General Motors (GM) announced it will shut down three plants that produce trucks and SUVs.

Ethanol Being Blamed for Global Food Riots

admin — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:48:11 +0000

Jeff Poor

As riots over food shortages are breaking out in Haiti, Egypt and other parts of Africa, the media are looking for a culprit. ABC’s April 10 “World News with Charles Gibson” identified one culprit of this global strife: biofuels.

“[P]rices are rising across Africa, pushed up by the cost of oil and demand for biofuels,” ABC correspondent Jim Sciutto said.

'Food or Fuel'? You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet

admin — Wed, 23 May 2007 15:06:35 +0000

Dennis T. Avery

Global warming must already have fried our brains. George Bush and the Congress can’t wait to pour more subsidies into corn ethanol. Indonesia is clearing tropical forest to grow palm oil for Europe’s diesel engines. Canada is about to build the world’s biggest biofuels plant – 300 million gallons per year – to burn up valuable foodstuffs like wheat and oilseeds.

Networks Push Government Health Care to Aid Ailing Detroit

admin — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:54:10 +0000

Ken Shepherd

Detroit’s got a fever, and the only prescription for what ails it is more government-run health care. That’s just the medicine the liberal media recommended for the traditional “Big Three” automakers Ford (NYSE: F), Daimler-Chrysler (NYSE: DCX), and General Motors (NYSE: GM).

Networks Steer Ford Stories to 'Hard Times,' Ignoring Other Firms on Track

admin — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:55:30 +0000

Dan Gainor

The offer of wide-scale buyouts at Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) gave networks news shows a new excuse to claim – falsely – that the U.S. auto industry is “now struggling to survive.”