Medias GDP Reports Grossly Unproductive

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Quarterly economic numbers typically get ignored, downplayed and hyped.

Media Emphasize Exxon Profit, Restart Focus on Windfall Taxes

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But study finds Uncle Sam makes a killing off gas taxes already.

CNN Plugs Study Showing Partisan Divide Causes Confusion about Economy

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But 30 minutes later network showcases a liberal economic critic without noting her ideology.

Income Reports Authors Tilted Left, but Media Didnt Note It

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Liberal leanings of studys think tanks dont merit consideration or balance from most media.

ABCs Lisa Stark Goes After Oil Profits

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Reporter portrays an oil tax advocate as consumer champion.

Hit Job

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Networks Emphasize Layoffs In A Year of 2 Million New Jobs

Hit Job: Executive Summary

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Networks Emphasize Layoffs In A Year of 2 Million New Jobs

Special Edition: Jobs

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In Depth Report on Detroits Woes Skirts Heavy Union Costs

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NBCs Thompson skipped the millions spent on paying laid-off UAW members.

Newscasts Overlook Fords Costly Severance Programs

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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

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But foreign cars produced in the U.S. are largely made in union-friendly states.

Major Newspapers Ignore Low Jobless Numbers

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Papers that hyped five-year high inflation ignored economists citing a strong job market.

CNN Spends 2005 Telling People Theyre Going Backwards

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Despite monthly wage increases, network says inflation is destroying the middle class.

USA Today, Washington Post Repeat Inflation Concerns

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But big story in 2005 was how economy weathered energy prices, says economist.