nburchfiel | April 30, 2008
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.
nburchfiel | April 25, 2008
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.
nburchfiel | April 24, 2008
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.
nburchfiel | April 23, 2008
ABC's "World News With Charles Gibson" blamed the Second Amendment for Mexico's problem with drug smugglers' illegal firearms.
nburchfiel | April 23, 2008
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)
nburchfiel | April 18, 2008
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."
nburchfiel | April 17, 2008
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.
nburchfiel | April 16, 2008
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 overblown report.
nburchfiel | April 16, 2008
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.
nburchfiel | April 16, 2008
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 "abnormal" research conditions.