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Jobs Grow by 103,000, But Obama Still 6.2 Million Jobs from Promise

admin — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:45:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

There was "good" but "not great" news on the unemployment front in September with 103,000 jobs added, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate remained 9.1 percent.

But even with that growth, Obama's jobs promises have fallen far short. His economic policies were supposed to create 4 million jobs by the end of 2010. Now, ten months later the economy is still dealing with net job losses of 2,229,000 since February 2009.

Awful Unemployment Rate Left Out of More Than 3/4 of Job Stories

admin — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:11:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

Unemployment became the top concern of Americans in September, according to Gallup. The Sept. 8-11 poll found that unemployment overtook "the economy" as "the most important problem facing this country today."

It makes sense since the month began with a "dismal" unemployment report showing zero job growth last month and the unemployment rate stubbornly stuck at 9.1 percent.

Only 2% of Reports on Debt Ceiling Battle Mention Public Opposition to Increase

admin — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:36:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

The 2010 elections, which changed the balance of power in the House, were driven by popular opposition to government spending, debt and the threat of tax increases. Yet even with the federal debt limit already breached and only days left to prevent a national default, the media continue to ignore the public's wishes.

Science Fiction

admin — Mon, 23 May 2011 18:18:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

Click to read the Executive Summary

Read the Sidebar: Live Earth: NBC Joins the Fight for 'Climate in Crisis,' Fails to Stay Objective

Baaaa-dum. It only took two musical notes to set the mood and terrify viewers watching the movie "Jaws" in 1975. Today it only takes two words: global warming.

Gas Prices Top $1-a-Gallon Higher than Year Ago; Media Don't Blame Obama

admin — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:24:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

The average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline hit $3.86 on April 25, more than $1-a-gallon higher than a year earlier and less than 25 cents away from the record high price of gasoline set in July 2008.

In fact, per gallon prices are more than $2 higher than when Obama took office Jan. 20, 2009. Yet the president has been nearly exempt from criticism on the issue of rising prices, despite a six-month drilling moratorium and more regulatory hurdles for industry.

Holy Week: Media Worship Earth Day, Attack Easter

admin — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:19:00 +0000

Erin Brown

Major Findings:

Media Undermine Christian Holiday: Nearly two thirds of all stories about Easter were negative (22 out of 34).

Easter Used to Attack Catholic Church: Ninety-one percent of the negative Easter stories were about the pedophilia scandal in the Roman Catholic Church.

Love That Mother Nature: 100 percent of Earth Day stories were positive.

Stimulus Two Years Later, Networks Ignore Obama's Failed Job Promise

admin — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:56:00 +0000

Iris Somberg

Executive Summary

Just a few years ago, double-digit unemployment seemed like a crazy idea. But when the economy began to stumble, it was fear of high unemployment and a promise to prevent it that the Obama administration used to usher in the $787 billion stimulus package. As The New York Times reported on Oct. 22, 2009, "The Obama administration's forecast at the start of the year, which predicted that unemployment would not climb much above 8 percent."

SPUN-employment

admin — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:24:00 +0000

Dan Gainor

Spinning the Numbers When Conservatives in Charge: During the year leading up to the 2005-06 mid-term elections, the economy was strong and unemployment never went above 5 percent. That wasn’t how the media reported it. Negative reports and stories spun negatively accounted for 58 percent of the stories (38 out of 65).

Obama the Tax Cutter: A Network Fairy Tale

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:52:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

Full Report

Once upon a time, there was a nation besieged by what many called The Great Recession. The unemployment rate was climbing, businesses and families were struggling, and everyone was holding out for a hero.

Pumped Up Predictions

admin — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:50:00 +0000

Dan Gainor

See Executive Summary

Even in the midst of an election and Wall Street crisis, oil and gas prices have been front and center in 2008. The huge spike in both commodities was followed by a greater collapse in those prices in recent months.

A Study in Character Assassination: How the TV Networks Have Portrayed Sarah Palin as Dunce or Demon

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:16:00 +0000

CMI Staff

In just one month, the percentage of Americans who viewed GOP vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin unfavorably soared from 32 percent to 49 percent, according to a new survey. Might hostile media coverage account for Palin's skyrocketing unfavorable rating?

Unmasking the Myths Behind the Fairness Doctrine

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:31:00 +0000

CMI Staff

Introduction

Fewer U.S. Dead = Less TV Coverage of Iraq

admin — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0000

Networks Minimize Good News From Iraq, Don't Press Democrats on "Wrong-Headed" Predictions

Rich Noyes

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One year ago, liberal journalists depicted the surge of U.S. troops to Iraq as a certain failure. "A lot of people are going to go to bed tonight terrified," MSNBC's Chris Matthews opined just minutes after President Bush announced the policy on January 10, 2007. Other journalists were only slightly more subtle.

The Medias Top 10 Economic Myths of 2007

admin — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:21:00 +0000

BMI Staff

See Executive Summary

10. Airlines are solely to blame for the unfriendly skies.
Media myth: Blame the airlines for all those flight delays; never mind the obsolete government-run agency creating the gridlock.

The Media Assault on American Values

admin — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:37:00 +0000

CMI Staff

This Culture and Media Institute Special Report, The Media Assault on American Values, is the second in a series of reports presenting the most important findings of CMI's major survey of American cultural and moral attitudes, the National Cultural Values Survey. CMI is a division of the Media Research Center, America's foremost media watchdog.