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Don't Believe Everything You Read: Media Hype Exposed
What they say: Will the Gulf Coast Fish Again?Katrina's Public Health Effects Still UnknownTOXIC GUMBO: Katrina's Environmental LegacyCover-up: toxic waters 'will make New Orleans unsafe for a decade' : EPADon’t go in the water: Katrina’s toxic legacyKatrina's Next DisasterKatrina leaves a toxic nightmare: Oil spills rival Exxon Valdez; then there's the deadly chemicalsThe truth: NOAA: Oct. 11,…
Media Won’t Rest Until Taxes Are Raised
Spending federal money without raising taxes? Broadcasters have been incredulous at the thought, especially since Hurricane Katrina hit – so much so that 59 percent of their tax-related stories have suggested tax hikes. Reporters turned to everyone from Bill Clinton to the man on the street to fellow journalists to make the case for taxation. A typical question from a network reporter…
Media Forget History of American Constitution When Reporting on Iraq's
For two days, all parts of the American press have been reporting a "constitutional compromise" which has "gained the support of a main Sunni political party." With this compromise, it is expected that upwards of half the Sunnis (a 20% minority in Iraq) will support its new Constitution, and it will be ratified in the vote on Saturday.All well and good. But hasn't anyone in the press recalled…
Newsweek Fawns over New Head of Frugal Environmental Group
Interview takes the left-wing NRDCs position on global warming and downplays their opposition to nuclear power.
Media Wont Rest until Taxes Are Raised
Networks flood airwaves with stories suggesting tax hikes to pay for Katrina and other price tags.