The Medias Top 10 Economic Myths of 2007: Executive Summary
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Compiled by the Business & Media Institute
$200 Million Mortgage Plan Not Enough for Networks
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Media criticize Bush plan, calling for even more 'relief' from government for irresponsible borrowers.
PBS Anchor Admits Book Industry Is In 'Transition
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'NewsHour' anchor Jim Lehrer discusses publishing struggles, 'wishes' more people would 'quit writing' and start 'reading' books.
Fixing Overheated Housing Market with Half-Baked Bailout Plan
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Networks promote government bailout, downplay 80-percent home price gains and overlook consequences of dismissing mortgages' risk.
Global Warming Vote on Snowy Day in Washington
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Senate committee debates expensive climate change bill as two inches of snow blanket D.C.
Eco-Fanatic Urges Grinchlike Christmas
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Global warming author Bill McKibben suggests 'no one' likes Christmas anymore; urges giving kisses and back rubs instead of 'stuff.'
Time Writer Lobbies 'International Leaders' to be Proactive Fighting C
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Magazine's global warming advocate accuses Bush of 'foot dragging on climate change,' overlooks costs of worldwide regulation.
Media Premature on Anticipated Doom of $100/Barrel Oil
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Networks warned of $100/barrel oil and its potentially disastrous effects months ago, but it hasn't happened.
Public Radio Judges 'Green' Products Guilty of 'Greenwashing
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NPR broadcast lays out sins committed by companies with eco-friendly products.
Economy Grew More than We Knew, but Networks Barely Notice
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CBS, NBC do find time to report Bush administration's reduced growth forecast.
CBS Cites Left-Wing CSPI to Wage Assault on Salt
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'Salt trumps fat' in 'Evening News' coverage on the eve of FDA hearings to decide whether salt should be regulated as a food additive.
