http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/8423/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/special-reports/trade-secrets <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/charles-simpson">Charles Simpson</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.mrc.org/bmi/reports/2005/Trade_Secrets_Executive_Summary.html">See Executive Summary </a></p> <br /> <p>CNN promotes “Lou Dobbs Tonight” as “news, debate and opinion.” But it doesn’t explain that Dobbs defines those words his own unique way. “News” is often economic distortions presented as fact. “Debate” doesn’t always mean that both sides get to comment. And, for Dobbs, opinion is something injected into every aspect of a news report.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/special-reports/trade-secrets" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Special Reports MRC Business 2004 2005 account afl agreement airbus america american april association balance basis benefits billion broadcast build bush business cafta call called Cato central cheap China chinese christine citizens clothing CNN Comment companies congress contract cost Costs countries country created critics currency Debate Deficit deficits Delta devoted Dobbs dobbss dollar economic economies economy evidence explained export exporting exports fact facts fair foreign free GDP global good goods government grew group groups growing growth high higher important Imports India industries industry Insourcing institute investment job jobs journalism june Labor large largest led Lisa lost Lou made maintenance make making manufacturers manufacturing March market markets members million NAFTA national news noted number open organization outsourcing overseas partner people percent point policy political process products program quotas rate reality relied report romans runs show simply site skilled states stories story sylvester Tariffs tech textile tonight trade trading truth tucker unemployment Union Unions unite united washington work workers world wrong year years Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:44:00 +0000 admin 30544 at http://archive2.mrc.org http://archive2.mrc.org/special-reports/supersized-bias <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/dan-gainor">Dan Gainor</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.mrc.org/bmi/reports/2004/SUPERSIZED_BIAS_Executive_Summary.html">See Executive Summary </a></p> <br /> <p>It’s hard to turn on a television set and not be bombarded with news about fat — a new warning about the dangers of obesity, a new diet that lets you eat more while the pounds melt away, or the unveiling of a new drug that just might make you thin again. As more and more Americans become obsessed with their weight, the news media are responding with an abundance of stories about food and fat.</p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/special-reports/supersized-bias" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Special Reports MRC Business 2003 abc abcs activists ads Advertising advocates agenda aired america Americans americas anchor anti argued bad balanced ban Banzhaf big billion blame brownell burger business businesses calories center changing Children choices companies conscious consumer consumers corporate coverage CSPI cspis Debate demands desires Diet director dont eat eating ellis Epidemic fact fast fat fatter fault faw february Food foods found free government groups growing health hellmich idea including individuals industry interest items jennings john Journalists july junk kids knight laws Lawsuits lawyers liberal lobby made make manufacturers March market marketing marketplace McDonalds means medical million NBC Nestle news nightly number Nutrition obesity ounce overweight parents people percent personal peter policy poor pounds practices presented problem products professor program public put Regulations report reporter Reporters reports researchers reynolds Science serving show showed sizes smaller solutions soundbite spends stories story Stossel tax taxes Television theyre tibbles tobacco Today told unhealthy university weight year york youd Wed, 02 Jun 2004 22:41:00 +0000 admin 30543 at http://archive2.mrc.org