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.
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.