Media Mantra: Tax Cuts Favor the Wealthy

Noel Sheppard
May 18th, 2006 10:47 AM
Networks fixate on tax cuts ‘for the rich’ while ignoring exploding tax revenues. While Congress hammered out a $70 billion tax-relief bill last week, the media wasted no time spinning it. After the House approved its version on May 10, the “NBC Nightly News” cited “Democratic critics [who said] the overall bill is heavily tilted in favor of the very wealthy.” At roughly the same time, the “CBS…
 

CBS Continues to Hype "Domestic Spying Scandal"; Plays Up Democratic C

Michael Rule
May 12th, 2006 3:57 PM
 

Isn't It Cheesy for CBS to Promote 'Without A Trace' In News Segments

Tim Graham
May 12th, 2006 8:05 AM
 

Hyping USA Today's "Big Brother" Bombshell: TV Jumps on Stale NSA Data

Rich Noyes
May 11th, 2006 12:04 PM
Seismic! Shocking! Startling! A bombshell!! That’s how the ABC, CBS and NBC morning shows described a front-page story in today’s (Thursday’s) USA Today that breathlessly touted how “NSA has massive database of Americans’ phone calls.” Like the TV coverage, USA Today’s story insinuated that the existence of the database was a major violation of Americans’ privacy rights and evidence that the…
 

It's About Time: 'Early Show' Finally Reports A Good Economic Story

Michael Rule
May 10th, 2006 5:43 PM
 

CBS Ignores Some Conservative Findings in Poll, Minimizes Others

Scott Whitlock
May 10th, 2006 3:33 PM
 

Washington Post in 1977: "Misguided" and "Insulting" to Reject Militar

Rich Noyes
May 8th, 2006 2:19 PM
The Washington Post has yet to editorialize on the nomination of Air Force General Michael Hayden to replace Porter Goss as CIA Director, but they’ve already done a fine job of debunking the notion that a uniformed officer has no business running the civilian CIA. Of course, that was when a liberal president picked a liberal admiral to run the agency.Nearly 30 years ago, the Post sided with…
 

Stoking the Outraged: Networks Showcase Consumers Feeling 'Pain at the

Rich Noyes
May 5th, 2006 11:55 AM
Anyone with a working TV set knows that the broadcast networks have hyped the high gas price story (“Pain at the Pump”) to ridiculous levels. A new MRC study of the ABC, CBS and NBC morning and evening news shows found a whopping 183 stories in just three weeks, an avalanche of TV coverage that (helpfully to Democrats planning their midterm election strategy) has buried far more important good…
 

Storm To Frist: Bow To Immigrant Protesters And Fix Oil Prices, Too

Michael Rule
May 2nd, 2006 5:23 PM
 

CBS Claims Old People Skipping Food, Medicine Due to High Gas Prices

Rich Noyes
May 2nd, 2006 2:48 PM
Monday’s CBS Evening News inaugurated a new series, “Eye on the Road,” the network’s latest gimmick to keep people outraged at the high cost of gasoline. Reporter Sharyn Alfonsi is driving from Florida to Boston to find people to complain about the high prices, and last night she highlighted senior citizens who are ostensibly sacrificing food and medicine because of Big Oil’s greediness.Alfonsi…
 

CBS Grills GOP Senator On Boycott Day

Michael Rule
May 1st, 2006 5:10 PM
 

Networks Ignore How Big Government Rakes In More than Big Oil

Rich Noyes
April 27th, 2006 2:30 PM
All three network morning shows played the envy card Thursday morning, as they hyped the “record high profits” and “corporate greed” of American oil companies. High on their agenda: ExxonMobil’s announcement of $8.4 billion in profits, which the networks implied was scandalous given the high price of oil.But unstated in the network coverage was the fact that the U.S. government took in more than…
 

Early Show "Balances" Dave Price's Iraq Coverage; Hypes Zarqawi Effect

Michael Rule
April 26th, 2006 5:04 PM
 

CBS Weatherman Dave Price Once Again Enthusiastic Over Troop Morale In

Michael Rule
April 25th, 2006 4:33 PM