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Networks Blame Climate Change for ‘Record’ Walrus Haulout

julia.seymour — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 19:02:03 +0000

As 35,000 walruses gathered on an Alaskan shore, ABC, CBS and NBC also ignore facts contrary to climate alarmism.

Matthew Johnson

Another day, another incident blamed on climate change.

NBC Documentary Ignores Skeptics, Insists ‘97 Percent’ Agree on Climate Change

julia.seymour — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 19:30:56 +0000

Ann Curry links ‘extremes’ cold, heat, drought, fire and more to global warming in spite of scientists who disagree.

Sean Long

The “Green is Universal” network is at it again, warning about the threat of man-made climate change. Ann Curry’s latest NBC production, “Our Year of Extremes” was billed as a documentary even though it was thoroughly alarmist and ignored plenty of scientific disagreement.

In the hour-long program Curry, kept up the hype about a connection between “extreme” weather events and global warming, presented “controversial” science about ice melt and staved off skepticism with claims of a 97 percent “consensus” on the issue of climate change.

— Sean Long is Staff Writer at the Media Research Center. Follow Sean Long on Twitter.

Frozen Out: 98% of Stories Ignore That Ice-bound Ship Was On Global Warming Mission

julia.seymour — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 17:24:32 +0000

Scientists rescued from stranded ship, but networks label them ‘tourists.’

Mike Ciandella

A group of climate change scientists were rescued by helicopter Jan. 2, after being stranded in the ice since Christmas morning. But the majority of the broadcast networks’ reports about the ice-locked climate researchers never mentioned climate change.

— Mike Ciandella is Research Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Mike Ciandella on Twitter.

Media’s Top 10 Most Embarrassing Predictions of 2013

julia.seymour — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:15:24 +0000

Getting it wrong, news outlets’ erroneous forecasts: Healthcare.gov like online shopping, abundant Atlantic hurricanes, $24 billion government shutdown and more.

Sean Long

Print, broadcast or web, the media sure aren’t Nostradamus. In spite of their best attempts, the news media have gotten it wrong prediction after prediction on a wide range of business and economic issues in 2013.

Just in the past year, reporters warned of “economic doomsday,” thought Healthcare.gov was going to be “easy” just like Amazon.com, and warned of melting polar ice, even as a new record was set for ice mass.

— Sean Long is Staff Writer at the Media Research Center. Follow Sean Long on Twitter.