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mediamatters.org - 4/1/2009
Memo to the media: Where's W?
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So how did we get to this point? Job losses in the hundreds of thousands every month, almost weekly bank failures, and 401(k)s at half their value from a year and a half ago. The media treat the question as a mystery that can be solved through scrutiny of the Obama administration's actions ...

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mediamatters.org - 4/9/2009
"Fair and balanced" Fox News aggressively promotes "tea party" protests
— mediamatters.org — Despite its repeated insistence that its coverage is "fair and balanced" and its invitation to viewers to "say 'no' to biased media," in recent weeks, Fox News has frequently aired segments encouraging viewers to get involved with "tea party" ... (more) "Fair and balanced" Fox News aggressively promotes "tea ...

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thenation.com - 4/2/2009
Royal Mistake
— thenation.com — Leslie Savan In search of a scandal the mainstream media blows hot air about President Obama's overseas etiquette 'gaffes' instead of covering the substance of the G-20 summit. Maria Margaronis: London Calling (more) Royal Mistake

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Public Not Buying Media Attempts To Blame Obama For Recession: Poll
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... corps to mutter and cluck over the increasing pettiness of such recitations. There was also that really fun period where the daily downward motion of the Dow was blamed by more and more people on the White House -- until, of course, the Dow trended upwards for a number of days. Then you didn't hear those theories about how one man could alter the market's fortunes so much anymore. Media Matters For America, who documented many of these instances themselves, released a statement on the Post/ABC Poll: "This poll shows ...

Public Not Buying Media Attempts To Blame Obama For Recession: Poll
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... corps to mutter and cluck over the increasing pettiness of such recitations. There was also that really fun period where the daily downward motion of the Dow was blamed by more and more people on the White House -- until, of course, the Dow trended upwards for a number of days. Then you didn't hear those theories about how one man could alter the market's fortunes so much anymore. Media Matters For America, who documented many of these instances themselves, released a statement on the Post/ABC Poll: "This poll shows ...

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