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From Soda Taxes to Happy Meal Toy Bans, Media Feed Viewers Food Police Message

admin — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:11:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

Food-filled winter holidays will soon arrive. But the liberal news media have already spent recent days comparing soda to an illegal drug, promoting a toy ban in kid’s Happy Meals, and generally bashing fast food companies for giving customers exactly what they want.

'Today': Pawn Shop's Business Indicates 'Bust Economy'

admin — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:34:32 +0000

Nathan Burchfiel

Journalists have announced all sorts of interesting indicators (like Spam sales) that show an economy in the tank, especially when real indicators show continued growth and stabilization. On June 2, the NBC “Today” show turned to pawn shops.

SUPERSIZED BIAS II

admin — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 02:58:00 +0000

Dan Gainor

See Executive Summary

SUPERSIZED BIAS

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 22:41:00 +0000

Dan Gainor

See Executive Summary

It’s hard to turn on a television set and not be bombarded with news about fat — a new warning about the dangers of obesity, a new diet that lets you eat more while the pounds melt away, or the unveiling of a new drug that just might make you thin again. As more and more Americans become obsessed with their weight, the news media are responding with an abundance of stories about food and fat.