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Newscasts Overlook Fords Costly Severance Programs
Searching for reasons behind layoffs, reporters skip $140 million paid yearly to former employees.
CNNs Dobbs Blames Free Trade, Non-Union Labor for Fords Woes
But foreign cars produced in the U.S. are largely made in union-friendly states.
Major Newspapers Ignore Low Jobless Numbers
Papers that hyped five-year high inflation ignored economists citing a strong job market.
CNN Spends 2005 Telling People Theyre Going Backwards
Despite monthly wage increases, network says inflation is destroying the middle class.
USA Today, Washington Post Repeat Inflation Concerns
But big story in 2005 was how economy weathered energy prices, says economist.
Networks Do a Poor Job with Unemployment Coverage
Labor coverage evokes a depression, but its more depressing than reality.
Own Your Own Retirement
As demands on retirement plans increase, American workers will benefit from market-based accounts they control.
Nightly News Features Critic, But No Defenders of Corporate Pay
NBCs Thompson ignores critics political leanings and theory of economic rent
Pension Promises: the Death of the American Dream
As companies face the reality of their financial obligations, a new day of personal responsibility is dawning for the little old schmo and the media are worried.
Media Portray Drug Plan as Boondoggle
But reporters still ignore free market advocates who predicted it.
AP Reporter Hypes Wholesale Inflation
Story misses the good news: despite 2005s oil price spike, core inflation hasnt soared.
