http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/13426/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/networks-darken-black-friday <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/matt-philbin">Matt Philbin</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;As a group, broadcast network journalists are incredibly adaptable. When their grim prophecies refuse to fulfill themselves, they persevere and find the clouds in the silver linings. </p><p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In the run-up to “Black Friday,” the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, the media relentlessly built up the day’s significance as a barometer for the rest of the year while predicting “weakness,” “negative trends” and “gloom.” </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/networks-darken-black-friday" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Business abc AmyRobach BlackFriday CBC Christmas EveningNews holiday LosAngelesTimes MargaretBrennan MartinBashir MichelleMiller NationalretailFederation NBC negativity NewYorkTimes retailers SethDoane shopping Thanksgiving Today Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:20:55 +0000 admin 25733 at http://archive2.mrc.org