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The Media's Top 10 Worst Economic Myths of 2009

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:13:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

Each year the Business & Media Institute looks back on the year's news and selects the top 10 worst economic myths. Here is our 2009 list:

10. CBS, NY Times Support Ecuadorian Shakedown of U.S. oil company

9. Media Fail to Scrutinize Obama’s Job Claims

8. Government Stimulus is the Answer to Our Economic Problems

7. No Tax Increases for the Middle Class

6. The Recession was Over … by July.

5. Cash for Clunkers was a ‘Success’

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?

A Study in Character Assassination: Executive Summary

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:18:00 +0000

CMI Staff

Apart from politicians embroiled in scandals, rarely have the public perceptions of a candidate soured so quickly. According to Pew Research Center polls from September and October, the percentage of the public that sees Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin unfavorably shot up from 32 percent to 49 percent in just one month.

NY Times Flush with Environmental Extremism

admin — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:24:04 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

Just one day after Al Gore testified to Congress about global warming, The New York Times printed a 2,247-word profile on a family striving to have no environmental impact for one year in order to write a book about it.

“Welcome to Walden Pond, Fifth Avenue style,” wrote Penelope Green, who made the yearlong living experiment sound idyllic and even popular rather than extreme, which it certainly is.

Edwards Claims His Mega-Mansion is Carbon Neutral

admin — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 16:57:22 +0000

Dan Gainor

Call it “Dancing with the Stars”: Global Warming Edition. Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards showed his best dance moves trying to avoid questions about how energy efficient his 28,000-square-foot mansion really is and how much the power bill costs each month.

Biased Accounts

admin — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 00:06:00 +0000

Amy Menefee

See Executive Summary