MediaMalpractice

admin — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0000

Ken Shepherd

S
H

By Ken Shepherd
Business & Media Institute
June 16, 2006

Networks That Praise Gates, Bashed Oil Firms

admin — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0000

Ken Shepherd

Networks That Praise Gates, Bashed Oil Firms
Same media outlets that attacked oil companies for success compliment Microsoft, a more profitable corporation.

By Ken Shepherd
Business & Media Institute
June 16, 2006

Networks Think Inflation is Important Only When Its Rising

admin — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0000

Noel Sheppard

Networks Think Inflation is Important Only When Its Rising
Signs that consumer prices are under control get ignored or downplayed.

By Noel Sheppard
Business & Media Institute
June 16, 2006

Lauers SciFi Disaster Examines Our Lack of Future

admin — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0000

Dan Gainor

Lauers SciFi Disaster Examines Our Lack of Future
World wont end before more viewers subjected to Today co-hosts wacky predictions of doom.

By Dan Gainor
Business & Media Institute
June 15, 2006

CNN's '70s Flashback: Serwer Sees Specter of Stagflation

admin — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0000

Ken Shepherd

CNN's '70s Flashback: Serwer Sees Specter of Stagflation
But economy is performing strongly and inflation is well below 1970s levels.

By Ken Shepherd
Business & Media Institute
June 15, 2006

Summer of Gore Continues with Softball Game on Larry King

admin — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0000

Ken Shepherd

Summer of Gore Continues with Softball Game on Larry King
Host lets Gore slam his talking points out of the park without raising any skeptical questions on warming.

By Ken Shepherd
Business & Media Institute
June 15, 2006

ABC Labels Litigious Food Police a Consumer Group

admin — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0000

Ken Shepherd

ABC Labels Litigious Food Police a Consumer Group
Industry critic CSPIs lawsuit escaped critical review on World News Tonight

By Ken Shepherd
Business & Media Institute
June 14, 2006

Recession Never Recedes Far from News Comments

admin — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0000

Dan Gainor

Recession Never Recedes Far from News Comments
TV reports continue to raise the specter of economic troubles despite strong growth and low unemployment.

By Dan Gainor
The Boone Pickens Free Market Fellow
Business & Media Institute
June 14, 2006

PBSs Now Charged Up About Foul Play Killing Electric Car

admin — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0000

Ken Shepherd

PBSs Now Charged Up About Foul Play Killing Electric Car
But in reality, only a few hundred sold, despite tax credits and advertising.

By Ken Shepherd
Business & Media Institute
June 13, 2006

Gores Film, Lionized by Media, A Pussycat at Box Office

admin — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0000

Ken Shepherd

Gores Film, Lionized by Media, A Pussycat at Box Office
Documentarys lackluster performance worse than Gigli, A Prairie Home Companion

By Ken Shepherd
Business & Media Institute
June 13, 2006

USA Today Hypes Student Debt Loads

admin — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0000

Ken Shepherd

USA Today Hypes Student Debt Loads
Paper features grad student with more than double the average debt load of his peers.

By Ken Shepherd
Business & Media Institute
June 12, 2006

NBC Marks Death Tax Bills Demise with Democratic Zinger

admin — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0000

Ken Shepherd

NBC Marks Death Tax Bills Demise with Democratic Zinger
Anchor Brian Williams left out conservative talking points and studies showing negative impact of estate tax.

By Ken Shepherd
Business & Media Institute
June 9, 2006

CNN Airs Glowing Review of Ethanol Boom in Iowa

admin — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0000

Ken Shepherd

CNN Airs Glowing Review of Ethanol Boom in Iowa
Reporter Lothian leaves out how taxpayers are picking up a large part of the bill.

By Ken Shepherd
Business & Media Institute
June 9, 2006

CBS Downplays Terrorisms Impact on Oil

admin — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0000

Ken Shepherd

CBS Downplays Terrorisms Impact on Oil
BusinessWeek cited oil analysts who estimated much higher costs from terrorism.

By Ken Shepherd
Business & Media Institute
June 9, 2006

ABC Rolls Out the R-word as Markets Dip Below 11,000

admin — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 18:00:00 +0000

Ken Shepherd

ABC Rolls Out the R-word as Markets Dip Below 11,000
Reporter Stark warns a recession could be coming, ignores how well the economy is doing.

By Ken Shepherd
Business & Media Institute
June 8, 2006