MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough to Tim Biddle, a coal company attorney, on the Jan. 10, 2006 “Scarborough Country.”
CNN crew rams viewers and complains about interest rates.
Saying we mine coal because “we need it desperately for energy in this country,” CNN’s Andy Serwer goofed on a statistic about just how much electricity is generated in the U.S. from coal-fired power plants.
CNN’s John Zarella on “Live Today” says Christmas sales were sluggish.
CNN’s “In the Money” December 17, host Jack Cafferty informed viewers that the threatened labor stoppage was against the law.
On the July 6, 2005, “NBC Nightly News,” Kelly O’Donnell admitted U.S. donations were the highest in the world, but stressed criticism of those numbers.
ABC’s Bill Weir summed up that network’s take on the 2005 hurricane season after his September 16 “Good Morning America” piece about Hurricane Ophelia saying that global warming could make hurricanes worse.
Journalists have been incredulous that President Bush wouldn’t immediately raise taxes to cover new expenses. Following Bush’s Sept. 15, 2005, address to the nation, ABC’s Ted Koppel said that Bush might have to raise tazes.
CBS’s “60 Minutes” continues the praise for French leisure. Lara Logan described working (or not) in that country on the June 29 show: “Full-time workers in France are...guaranteed those long, lazy days in the sun."
Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch to host Andy Serwer on CNN’s “In the Money.”