Media Bias

Kevin on December 18th, 2007

The media in Iraq has taken on a new strategy, rather than simply ignore good news, they are now making up bad news. Gateway Pundit has all the details, Media Quagmire Continues… 7 Bogus Slaughter Stories in 7 Weeks! Jim has done an incredible job tracking all these bogus stories, and his post has the […]

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Kevin on December 17th, 2007

The Congressional Budget Office just released a report titled “Historical Effective Federal Tax Rates: 1979 to 2005“. The difference in how this report was covered by the New York Times and Wall Street Journal clearly shows that as news consumers we need to read multiple sources of information. It is incredible that these two pieces […]

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Kevin on December 13th, 2007

If it bleeds it leads. Progress in Iraq can be accurately tracked by the inverse relationship between events on the ground and the amount of press coverage. Progress goes up, coverage comes down. MRC Study: As Surge Succeeds and Casualty Rates Fall, ABC, CBS and NBC Lose Interest In Iraq War Good News = Less […]

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Kevin on November 19th, 2007

One of our favorite business bloggers, Tom Blumer of BizzyBlog, joined us for a discussion of the Top Five Economic Myths in America today. In this first segment, we finished off a vigorous discussion Gregg and I were having before the break about the merits, or not, of Romney’s healthcare plan in Massachusetts. Gregg and […]

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Kevin on November 2nd, 2007

Democrats are not only favored in the tone of the coverage. They get more coverage period. This is particularly evident on morning news shows, which “produced almost twice as many stories (51% to 27%) focused on Democratic candidates than on Republicans.” The most flagrant bias, however, was found in newspapers. In reviewing front-page coverage in […]

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Kevin on November 2nd, 2007

…for Democrats… Today, it is a MUCH stronger than expected jobs report, The economy added 166,000 jobs last month, more than twice as many as economists had expected. The report appeared some trader anxiety over the health of the economy. Earlier in the week, 3rd quarter GDP came in at 3.9%. Real gross domestic product […]

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Kevin on November 1st, 2007

1. Iraq Islamic Party declares “Al Qaeda in Iraq is defeated” Somebody better tell Harry Reid! Courtesy of the incredible Michael Yon, “Al Qaeda in Iraq is defeated,” according to Sheik Omar Jabouri, spokesman for the Iraqi Islamic Party and a member of the widespread and influential Jabouri Tribe. Speaking through an interpreter at a […]

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