Coverage Slanted against Wal-Mart on FDIC Insurance
Business
Newspapers and wire services focus on bankers in opposition, downplay union groups activism.
Times Reporter: Modern Layoffs Worse Than Great Depression
Business
Reporter Uchitelle unsurprisingly finds negative spin to 211,000 new jobs in March 2006
New Reports Point to Strong Economy
Business
Morning shows ignored higher consumer confidence, lower jobless claims as NBCs Today soft-pedaled a drop in unemployment.
CBS Attacks Insurance Companies for Making Money
Business
Companies stayed afloat despite hurricane damages due to reinsurance, a practice the networks reporter criticized.
Econ 101: When the Job Market Isnt Free
Business
French protests show students ignorance about a consumer-driven economy.
Mass. Law Requiring Health Insurance Praised in Print
Business
Newspapers leave out critics who foresaw bigger government, socialized medicine.
Venezuelan Dictator Seizes Oil to Buy Weapons
Business
Networks ignore socialist Chavezs power grab, but attacked Big Oil just for making profits.
ABC Recycles NY Times Story Slamming $165-Million Gift
Business
Vargas calls use of legal tax break audacious; lawyer affiliated with Soros turns up as main source again.
Bubble, Bubble, the Markets Not in Trouble
Business
BusinessWeek calms down rhetoric as real estate boom continues in first quarter, though media continue to worry about a housing bubble.
Ice Age 2: Global Warming for Kids
Business
Creatures scurry as glaciers melt and movie reviewers snark.
Cant Get Enough of that Regulation
Business
Reports about fuel efficiency standards focus on environmentalists complaints and encourage more government meddling in business.
