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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."

The TV Industry's Blind Spots

Wed, 10 Mar 1999 05:00:00 +0000

L. Brent Bozell III

The major entertainment television networks are all in free falls. Audiences are leaving by the tens of millions and at this rate we'll see one or more web crash and burn. What will save ABC, CBS, and NBC from financial ruin? Try common sense.

New TV Season: Family Shows Resurgent

Wed, 16 Oct 1996 04:00:00 +0000

L. Brent Bozell III

Much has been said about the quality - or lack of quality, to be precise - of programming on prime time television. The mad dash toward anything-goes social and sexual liberalism, without a care in the world for its consequences on the public - especially impressionable children - has led to a nightly line-up dominated by... garbage.

New TV Season: Family Shows Resurgent

Wed, 02 Oct 1996 04:00:00 +0000

L. Brent Bozell III