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'Mad Money' Jim Cramer Blasts Times Reporter for Natural Gas 'Hit Pieces'

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:05:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

It is rare when a member of the news media takes on one of his brethren over bad reporting, but that's exactly what CNBC's Jim Cramer did on "Mad Money" June 28.

Networks Flip Flop on Jobs

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:58:00 +0000

Identical Unemployment Numbers Good News for Obama, But All Bad under Reagan.

Julia A. Seymour

See Executive Summary

These are tough times. More than 3 million people have lost their jobs just since February 2009 and consumer confidence fell unexpectedly in September. The unemployment rate has spiked from 8.1 percent to 9.7 percent in the first seven months of Barack Obama's presidency and is expected to climb even higher.

Business to Blame for "Shopping Guernica" at Wal-Mart

admin — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:30:49 +0000

Plus Obama's Big-Government Plans Will Provide "Comfort" in Bad Economic Times

Clay Waters

U.S. Business to Blame for "Shopping Guernica" at Wal-Mart

Apostles of Atheism

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:23:00 +0000

CMI Staff

Introduction

Like clockwork, the holiest Christian holidays bring stories into the news cycle that clearly take aim at the faith of the majority of Americans. In 2007, the Discovery Channel's 'The Jesus Tomb' made headlines just before Easter. So it comes as no surprise to learn that a popular comedian announced plans to release a 'documentary on atheism' on Easter Sunday, 2008.

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?

Times Loses Its Mind Over McCain Ad, Parts One & Two

admin — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:18:56 +0000

Plus Ruth Bader Ginsburg's not liberal, Swift Boat Vets an "ugly chapter" in history

Clay Waters

Times Loses Its Mind Over McCain Ad,Part 1

"The ad gave us an uneasy feeling that the McCain campaign was starting up the same sort of racially tinged attack on Mr. Obama that Republican operatives ran against Harold Ford, a black candidate for Senate in Tennessee in 2006. That assault, too, began with videos juxtaposing Mr. Ford with young, white women." - From a July 31 post on the paper's editorial board blog criticizing John McCain's ad comparing Barack Obama to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears.

Doubting Helen Thomas

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0000

L. Brent Bozell III

At a screening of a forthcoming HBO documentary honoring liberal journalist Helen Thomas in Washington, Thomas was asked whether most White House reporters are liberal. "Hell no!" she thundered. I'm dying to find another liberal to open their mouths [sic]. Where are they?"

Is this Grande Dame of Journalism serious? The answer, of course, is yes. Since Ms. Thoms is dying to find vocal liberals in the news media, the least we can do is point her in the right direction.

The Great Media Depression

admin — Thu, 29 May 2008 07:26:00 +0000

Dan Gainor

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The year was 1929. The decade of the '20s was ending - not with a roar, but with a whimper. Years of a sky-high stock market and speculative buying were coming to a close. The Dow Jones had peaked on Sept. 3 at 381.17 and then began to dive as unknown and prominent companies alike saw their values drop. In a little more than a month, the market lost 14 percent of its value.

It's All Milton Friedman's Fault

admin — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:51:24 +0000

Plus Death by Blogging and Ben Stein's "Sleazy" New Documentary on Evolution

Clay Waters

It's All Milton Friedman's Fault
"Joblessness is growing. Millions of homes are sliding into foreclosure. The financial system continues to choke on the toxic leftovers of the mortgage crisis. The downward spiral of the economy is challenging a notion that has underpinned American economic policy for a quarter-century - the idea that prosperity springs from markets left free of government interference. The modern-day godfather of that credo was Milton Friedman..." - Peter Goodman, April 13.

"Remarkable" Left-Wing Website Showed Bush Lied Us Into War

admin — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:07:44 +0000

Also: '80s Nostalgia Just a Bad Rerun of "Excess, Jingoism" of Reagan Era

Clay Waters

"Remarkable" Left-Wing Website Showed Bush Lied Us Into War
"There is no startling new information in the archive, because all the documents have been published previously. But the new computer tool is remarkable for its scope, and its replay of the crescendo of statements that led to the war. Muckrakers may find browsing the site reminiscent of what Richard M. Nixon used to dismissively call 'wallowing in Watergate.'" - From John Cushner Jr.'s story lauding a new anti-war database from the left-wing Center for Public Integrity, January 23.

ElectionWatch: ABC's Donaldson: Economy 'Going in the Dumper'; Likens Obama to a 'Kewpie Doll'

admin — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:45:46 +0000

Jeff Poor

Although he quit working full-time for ABC News in 1999, former ABC reporter and “World News Sunday” anchor Sam Donaldson still is full of opinions when it comes to the economy and politics.

Donaldson, who is a contributor to ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” and hosts a talk show on ABC radio network, spoke at Nathan’s in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., January 23.

Obama, The Media's Favorite?

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:00:00 +0000

L. Brent Bozell III

Hillary Clinton has no right to complain that her friends and flatterers in the media are rough on her. But when the Clintons hit rough passages on the road to victory, this is what the Clintons do: complain. That's too meek. They whine.

CBS Seeking 'Irreverent,' 'Hip' Journalist for Eco-Beat (No Knowledge Required)

admin — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:09:37 +0000

Jeff Poor

CBS is getting desperate.

The network has posted an ad seeking a reporter to cover the “eco beat” – with some interesting requirements.

Reporter Puzzled by Conservative Hostility

admin — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:56:35 +0000

Plus: Smearing Private Guards in Iraq as "Mercenaries"

Clay Waters

Reporter Puzzled by Conservative Hostility Toward the Times
"Each time I experienced a new wave of anger toward the paper, I would try various tacks to defuse their hostility. Did they know there was a difference between the editorial and news pages? What about the fact that we get just as much criticism from the left as we do from the right? Did they know how hard we worked to report the news fairly? I would always try to offer an example, or two." - Reporter Michael Luo, in an October 28 posting on the Times political blog "The Caucus."

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.