Media Research Center President Brent Bozell talked about media coverage of "recession" on the May 2 episode of CNBC's "Kudlow and Company."
CNBC's Erin Burnett said positive growth in gross domestic product in early 2008 doesn't matter, using the new "Craigslist Indicator" as a sign of a bad economy.
NBC "Today Show" co-host Matt Lauer said he has traveled 21,000 miles in just the first three days of the current installment of his "Where in the World" ratings gimmick.
CNBC host Jim Cramer joined a small club of broadcast journalists on April 25 when he connected government mandates for ethanol to worldwide food inflation on the NBC "Today" show.
CNBC's Carl Quintanilla hyped rice "rationing" on the April 24 NBC "Today Show." But his colleague, Erin Burnett, provided a little bit of perspective.
ABC's "World News With Charles Gibson" blamed the Second Amendment for Mexico's problem with drug smugglers' illegal firearms.
This week's episode takes a look at the environmental impact of the NBC "Today" show's "Where in the World is Matt Lauer?" specials. (Episode 115)
ABC "World News With Charles Gibson" examined the alleged dangers of artificial turf on April 17. One critic called the turf "a hazardous waste dump."
While ABC and CBS ignored a new report showing no air-travel fatalties for commercial airlines in 2007, NBC at least took a few seconds to acknowledge it.
No. 2 of the Business & Media Institute's "Nine Worst Business Stories." Feb. 26, 1989: "60 Minutes" reports on the cancer dangers of a chemical used on apples. The industry suffers from an…
No. 3 of the Business & Media Institute's "Nine Worst Business Stories." March 22, 2005: A California woman claimed to find a finger in her bowl of Wendy's chili. The report was a hoax.
No. 6 of the Business & Media Institute's "Nine Worst Business Stories." Dec. 21, 1980: "60 Minutes" reported on Jeeps' tendency to rollover. The story, which hurt sales, was based on "…
No. 5 of the Business & Media Institute's "Nine Worst Business Stories." Dec. 10, 1990: Connie Chung reported on the alleged dangers of silicone breast implants. A subsequent ban on them was…
No. 4 of the Business & Media Institute's "Nine Worst Business Stories." Nov. 23, 1986: "60 Minutes" cited "sudden acceleration" of Audi 5000s. The problem hurt sales but was later attributed…
No. 7 in the Business & Media Institute's "Nine Worst Business Stories." Nov. 17, 1992: NBC's "Dateline" alleged that GM trucks exploded in side crashes. The show staged demonstration footage…
No. 8 in the Business & Media Institute's list of the "Nine Worst Business Stories." April 6, 1996: Oprah Winfrey said she would never eat another burger due to mad-cow disease. Cattle…
No. 9 in the Business & Media Institute's list of the "Nine Worst Business Stories." Nov. 5, 1992: ABC's undercover report resulted in store closings and layoffs -- but also widespread…
"The Today Show" on NBC finally reports on the true cause of thousands of canceled flights: the Federal Aviation Administration.
NBC's April 9 episode of "The Today Show" glossed over concerns that "EcoMom parties" are encouraging women to drive sport-utility vehicles to events that are more social than environmental.
Natalie Morales continued the media's recession hype on "The Today Show" with an April 3 segment comparing current economic conditions to past recessions.
Amy Menefee, managing editor of the Business & Media Institute, discussed the media's obsession with recession on "Fox & Friends" on April 2.
CNN's Miles O'Brien suggested March 27 during a segment on "American Morning" that airlines would cut costs by skimping on maintenance.
NBC's "Today Show" delivered an economic 1-2-3 on gas prices, home sales and economic forecasts during the March 25 broadcast.
CBS's Anthony Mason said a rebound in the housing market might not come until 2010.
A sampling of the media's coverage of "Big Oil" profits since early 2007.