CNN's Allan Chernoff was one of few journalists not to report the inflated statistic that 2 million Americans would benefit from the increased minimum wage. The real number is much smaller. From July 24, 2008.
Business and Media Institute Assistant Editor Nathan Burchfiel criticized media sensationalism over the emergency landing of a Qantas jet July 25.
ABC "Good Morning America" reporter David Muir exaggerated the danger of an emergency landing for a Qantas flight on July 25.
NBC "Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams compared the IndyMac bank failure to the bank run in the classic Great Depression movie "It's a Wonderful Life." July 14, 2008.
Reporters on ABC and CBS admitted that former Sen. Phil Gramm's comments about "mental recession" and American "whiners" are being taken out of context, and then they proceeded to take him out of context!
Dan Gainor, vice president of the Business and Media Institute, discussed a California emissions-sticker proposal in an appearance on the Fox News Channel.
ABC's Dan Harries reported on a free-market response to high energy costs during the July 2 "World News with Charles Gibson."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promised to make July 4, 2007, "Energy Independence Day" with a package of legislation from Democrats. From a press conference May 8, 2007.
CBS's "The Early Show" suggested June 25, 2008, that the U.S. government could do more to address rising gas prices, like subsidizing fuel!