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Media Support Muslim Cleric’s Soda Discrimination Claim; Ignore Radical Ties

6/2/2015 12:18 PM ET
Media quick to report alleged discrimination, reluctant to give full story.
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Bitter NYT Laments 'Gift to Travelers,' 'People With Money' as GOP Stops Politically Motivated Flight Delays

4/29/2013 3:18 PM ET
Times reporter Jonathan Weisman is bitter over a Republican sequester victory that will end flight delays caused by FAA furloughs: "The action also brought charges that lawmakers known for ...
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Worse Than a Hurricane? New York Times Hypes Effect of Sequester on Air Travel

2/22/2013 1:42 PM ET
Times reporter Matthew Wald blows some hot air in the name of dramatizing imminent federal budget cuts: "Airlines and airports across the country are preparing for across-the-board federal ...

Despite Huge Fuel Cost Increases, Networks Criticize Airfare Hikes

4/7/2011 5:44 PM ET
Media reports suggest fuel prices are an excuse, show little sympathy for concept of profit.

Forbes Writer Warns of $20 Gas; Envisions a Utopia Nearly Without Cars

7/25/2009 1:28 AM ET
Christopher Steiner tells NBC's 'Today' hikes in gas prices would mean bankrupt airlines and death of big-box retailers like Wal-Mart.

'World News Now' Finds 'Good News for Air Travel,' Leaves Out Merger

10/31/2008 2:25 PM ET
Cable channel cites airfare sales, no mention of merger creating world's largest airline.

Media Error Causes Steep Loss for United Airlines

9/9/2008 3:19 PM ET
2002 story about airline's bankruptcy leads to Wall Street panic shares fall as low as a penny.

CBS Highlights Southwest's Smart Business Practices

8/19/2008 4:15 PM ET
'Evening News' shows how discount carrier maintained profitable streak through oil hedging and simplified business model.

ABC, CBS Ignores Zero Deaths, Fewer Airline Crashes

4/17/2008 2:13 PM ET
Only NBC reports on zero-fatality year for air travel industry after the three networks pound airlines for delays and higher fares.

Networks Report Zero Upside to Delta/Northwest Merger

4/15/2008 12:55 PM ET
Evening news shows ignore positives of industry consolidation for consumers and improvements in long-term stability of the industry.
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