CEOs

Hollywood’s War on Success Teaches Youth All the Wrong Lessons

julia.seymour — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 14:00:14 +0000

Young audiences hit by barrage of TV and movie negativity about businesses, corporate ethics, capitalism.

Julia A. Seymour

Children and young adults are spending more than 100 hours each month watching video, many in front of their TVs.

— Julia A. Seymour is Assistant Managing Editor for MRC Business at the Media Research Center. Follow Julia A. Seymour on Twitter.

Top 10 Lefty and Media Attacks on Business of 2014

julia.seymour — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 14:50:49 +0000

From attempts to shut down shopping on Black Friday, to schemes to end the U.S. coal industry, liberals and the media showed their true anti-capitalist colors this year.

Julia A. Seymour

Although 2014 was an election year, venomous attacks weren’t just in the campaign commercials. Most recently, anti-business attacks came from protesters across the country in the form of #ShutItDown. And there were many other anti-business views presented by the liberal news media, TV programming and left-wing extremists this year.

— Julia A. Seymour is Assistant Managing Editor for MRC Business at the Media Research Center. Follow Julia A. Seymour on Twitter.

Grist Writer Bashes Former Coal CEO: ‘Frightening & Sociopathic’

julia.seymour — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:44:14 +0000

David Roberts, who had to apologize for 2006 ‘climate Nuremberg’ remarks, tweets attack on businessman.

Joseph Rossell

Eco-lefty David Roberts is at it again: spewing hateful remarks about people he disagrees with.

Roberts, a staff writer at the liberal environmental website Grist.com, and self-described “climate hawk,” tweeted out a nasty attack on Don Blankenship on Oct. 9. Blankenship is the former Chairman and CEO of Massey Energy Co.

Kochs Open Up to Forbes: ‘We Get Death Threats ...’

julia.seymour — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:52:55 +0000

Forbes magazine reveals side of the Kochs most media ignore including business philosophy, being targets of left, and philanthropy.

Liz Thatcher

Few wealthy individuals are demonized as much as Charles and David Koch. The brothers, who are worth $31 billion each, have been targets of the left and the news media, but in a rare interview in the Dec. 24 edition of Forbes Magazine showed much more about the them than the typical media mention of the Kochs.

CEOs Having 'Buyer's Remorse' Over Obama

admin — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:18:14 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

Barack Obama was elected president of the U.S. with a lot of help, not only from the cheerleading liberal news media, but with the financial support of some business leaders.

New film Relies On Michael Moore-like Graphics Vilifying CEOs, Investors, Wall Street

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:23:00 +0000

Kyle Gillis

When the credits are the most intriguing part of the movie, there’s a problem.

In the new film “The Other Guys,” starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell, two mismatched cops try to make a name for themselves by investigating a potential Ponzi scheme run by a corrupt investor. The villain is a pseudo-Bernie Madoff but rather than vilifying a single fraud, director Adam McKay (“Anchorman,” “Step Brothers”) lumped all investors together and attacked Wall Street as a whole.

Obama Fiddles with Our Ability to be a 'Rich Man'

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:03:26 +0000

Dan Gainor

In “Fiddler on the Roof,” the hero Tevye sang of how he wished he were wealthy. “If I Were a Rich Man” became a Broadway and movie favorite as a catchy tune and even catchier sentiment. As the struggling Russian peasant explained, “It’s no shame to be poor, but it’s no great honor either.”

'Nightline' Shuns Balance While Blasting CEOs.

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:23:38 +0000

Matt Philbin

Common sense dictates that executives shouldn’t fly on private jets to plead for taxpayer money in Washington. Journalistic sense dictates that reporters should report the facts, rather than engaging in populist muckraking. Sense is in short supply. At least, that’s the idea you’d get from ABC’s “Nightline” Nov. 20.

Bad Company III

admin — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:02:00 +0000

Amy Menefee

Businessmen are in every city and town in America.

They make the tractors that harvest your food, the jewelry you wear and the electricity that makes our society run. They sell vegetables at your farmers' market and help you get connected to the World Wide Web. They give heart surgeons a place to work and kids a place to play after school.

And whether you work for one of them, a non-profit, or the government, they pay for your job.

What do they earn for all of their hard work? Abuse.