2009

Dec. 9
The Media's Top 10 Worst Economic Myths of 2009
From jobs 'saved or created,' to stimulus saving the economy, to 'deficit neutral' health care reform; here are ten biggest stories the media got wrong this year.

Oct. 14
The Great Newspaper Bailout
President who gave us Government Motors now wants to give us Government Media.

Sept. 30
Networks Flip Flop on Jobs
Identical Unemployment Numbers ‘Good’ News for Obama, But ‘All’ Bad under Reagan.

July 22
Special Report: UnCritical Condition
Network news fails to examine high cost and proven failures of government-run health care

May 28
Media Myth: Networks Ignore Trillion-Dollar Price Tag of Climate Cap Bill
Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill leaves committee while ABC, CBS, NBC remain silent.

March 4
Media Myth: Networks Stick to Warming Theme Despite Avalanche of Chilling News
Alarmists get snowed in for Washington, D.C. rally; networks mostly ignore signs of cooling temps, ‘record’ cold.

February 18
Special Report: How the Networks Promoted the Biggest Spending Bill in History
ABC, CBS, NBC put positive spin on huge growth of government.

2008

December 19
Pumped Up Predictions
Network warnings of ever higher gas and oil prices leave out a key point – they are usually wrong.

 December 11
The Media’s Top 10 Worst Economic Myths of 2008
BMI’s collection of outrageous economic bias for the entire year: From the salmonella outbreak to the media’s call for a new, New Deal.

October 22
America 2012
What the next president's first term will do to energy, health care and your wallet -- and how the media are making it worse.

September 24
Media Myth: Media Mum on Barney Frank’s Fannie Mae Love Connection
Democratic House Financial Services Committee Chair promoted GSEs while former 'spouse' was Fannie Mae executive.

July 29
Media Myth: Billion-Dollar Boondoggle
Networks ignore taxpayer impact, years of news; Wall Street Journal scores in Fannie/Freddie fiasco

May 28
The Great Media Depression
News reports depict economy far worse now than during the 1929 stock market crash

April 16
Media Myth: Nine Worst Business Stories (of the Last 50 Years)
Some of the toughest obstacles American businesses face come not from other companies or the economy, but from the media

March 19
Media Myth: Crude Coverage
Media ignore OPEC’s control of oil market when covering America’s pain at the pump.

March 3
Global Warming Censored
Networks Stifle Debate, Rely on Politicians, Rock Stars and Men-on-the-Street for Science

2007

December 12
The Media’s Top 10 Economic Myths of 2007
Top 10 Media Myths about business and economic news for the year.

November 8
Debt: Who’$ responsible?
Networks blame business, not borrowers, for America’s spendthrift ways

September 26
Bad Company III
For American Businessmen in the News, the Defense Never Rests

May 9
Gassing Up
Networks Warn about $4, $5 or $6 Gasoline. Maybe one day they’ll be right.

March 14
Prescription for Bias
Networks Downplay Drug Costs, Treat Medicine as Entitlement

February 28
Media Myth: America’s Big Dam Problem
Networks Ignore Eco-campaign to Save the Salmon and Turn Out the Lights

January 17
Media Myth: The Recession/Depression of 2006
Hint: It Never Happened

December 6
The Media’s Top 10 Economic Myths of 2006

October 11
Bad News Bears
How Networks Distort a Good Economy and Batter President Bush

September 27
Media Myths: Gas Hysteria
Even as gasoline prices fall, network journalists talk about high prices more often than dropping ones and are quick to say they could rise again soon.

August 16
Summer Rerun
Global Warming Movie Makes the Media Hot for Al Gore All Over Again

August 9
Bad Company II
Oscar-Nominated Movies Bash Business, but Hollywood Claims That’s Entertainment

June 21
Bad Company
For American Businessmen, Primetime is Crimetime

May 17
Fire and Ice
Journalists have warned of climate change for 100 years, but can’t decide weather we face an ice age or warming

April 12
Media Myth: Taxation with Misrepresentation
Networks call administration actions ‘taxpayer-funded’ while liberal priorities often treated as ‘government-funded’

March 1
Media Myths: Hugo the Boss
Media criticize ‘greed’ of energy executives, but go easy on Venezuela’s oil strongman

January 25
Media Myths: Hit Job
Networks Emphasize Layoffs In A Year of 2 Million New Jobs