Reporters Blame Global Warming for Katrina, Not Even NYT Buys It

Some in the media have blamed the ferocity of Hurricane Katrina on global warming. NBC's Robert Bazell warned on Monday's NBC Nightly News, in a story carried repeatedly on MSNBC, that "many scientists say we can expect such storms more often as global warming increases sea temperatures around the world." In a Monday posting on Time.com Jeffrey Kluger forwarded that "to hear a lot of people tell…
Brent Baker
 

Media Link Hurricanes and Global Warming for More than a Decader

For at least 13 years, broadcasters have pushed global warming into coverage of disasters.
 

Media Do Poor Job of Reporting on the Poor

New poverty statistics ignore the fact that new numbers are among the lowest in 20 years.
Noel Sheppard
 

USA Today Downplays Its Own Explanation of Health Care Costs

Major series fails to understand why premium care has a premium price.
Dan Gainor
 

Refining: The Untold Story of the Oil Chain

Dan Gainor
 

Grasping at Straws

Greg Sheffield
 

Helms vs. Byrd at the NYT

Clay Waters
 

The Mystery of the Disappearing Washington Post Poll

Noel Sheppard
 

WashPost Mocks Heritage Foundation Event on Their "Anti-War" Heroes

Tim Graham
 

New York Times and Washington Post Make Cheap Shots at Bush in Hurrica

Amy Ridenour
 

Cronkite's Group Still Exploiting Robertson for Fundraising

Tim Graham
 

Media Zeroes in on Misbehaving Troops

Tom Segel
 

NY Times Twists Bush Quote - Says 'Sheehan Emboldening Terrorists

Sharon Hughes
 

CNN's Cafferty Takes Cheap Shot at Bush's “Vacation" After Hurricane

In the 5pm EDT half hour of CNN's The Situation Room today, Jack Cafferty used the hurricane as an excuse to trash President Bush for being on vacation, as if the location of Bush, who already authorized federal action, has any impact on that federal response to the devastation. Cafferty asked host Wolf Blitzer: “Where's President Bush? Is he still on vacation?”Blitzer answered that “he's cut…
Brent Baker