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Brian Williams Reporting

julia.seymour — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 18:48:35 +0000

Glenn Foden

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June 24, 2015 - 2:46pm

Newsweek Writer Hits Medical Group With Opinion Labeled As News

julia.seymour — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 18:06:52 +0000

American Board of Internal Medicine calls out columnist for ‘erroneous reporting’ and failing to disclose wife’s profession.

Joseph Rossell

Newsweek senior writer Kurt Eichenwald publicized what he called an “ugly civil war” between doctors and one of America’s largest medical organizations in a series of lopsided attacks on the group some of which remain labeled as "Tech & Science" rather than opinion.

New York Times Touts ‘Plain Packaging,’ Downplays Impact of Taxes on Tobacco

julia.seymour — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 18:46:39 +0000

Business story supports pro-regulatory position of Times editorial board which attacked tobacco 24 times in two years.

Sean Long

The New York Times thinks regulations like tobacco packaging laws will reduce smoking, but a recent business story on the subject made that case while downplaying other factors.

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

NBC Ignores Burning of American Flag by Oakland Occupiers

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:20:00 +0000

Paul Wilson

NBC whitewashed the anti-American activities of the violent Occupy protests in Oakland. The network dedicated only 34 seconds to covering the riot, but refused to mention the fact that Oakland protestors burned an American flag - despite the fact that both its sister networks, ABC and CBS, had done so.

Two Broadcast Networks Ignore Soft Recall of Chevy Volts

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

In November 2011 it became public knowledge that the Chevy Volt could possibly catch fire weeks after a serious accident. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened its investigation into the matter on Nov. 25.

Media Pump Up Obama Despite High Gas Prices, Hype Dropping Prices

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:58:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

For years while George W. Bush was in the White House, the three broadcast networks repeatedly hyped the threat of rising gas prices, exaggerated the "record" price of gas and incorrectly predicted, $4, $5 and $6 gasoline or even higher. Now the gas price story has been turned upside down under the anti-oil presidency of Obama, despite sustained high gas prices.

Media Promote Myth of Clinton Golden Years, Hype His New Economic Book

admin — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Paul Wilson

Former President Bill Clinton is making headlines again, this time touting his liberal prescriptions to fix the economy. Those remedies are laid out his new book "Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy." The news media is doing their part to promote Clinton's work and his economic legacy, portraying him as the economic savior of America.

Networks Won't Admit Occupiers Want 'Socialist' Revolution

admin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:23:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

The Occupy Wall Street protests marked off a full month of occupation Oct. 17, and the network news media continue to gloss over protesters calls for "revolution" as well as the socialistic mentality espoused by many of the protesters.

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.

Networks Call Solyndra 'Headache' for Obama, But No Problem for Green Jobs Policies

admin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:59:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

The Solyndra scandal is certainly an "embarrassment" for the White House, as some network news reports have called it. But somehow those same reports have still failed to criticize Obama's green jobs programs for fiscal waste, even the government loan program that gave Solyndra millions.

Here We Go Again: Networks Back Obama 'Replay' on Infrastructure Spending, Stimulus

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:45:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

Just like in Groundhog Day when Bill Murray wakes up to the same day each and every morning, it appears Americans will feel a frustrating sense of déjà vu listening to President Obama's jobs speech on Sept. 8.