Alexandria, VA–The government reported
that unemployment is at an extremely low 4.4% nationwide, while
wages have grown 3.9% over the last year. How was this good news
reported? CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric found a way to
spin this good news into bad news: “But do the jobs out there pay
enough? A big issue in the battle for Congress this year is how much
the lowest-paid workers make.”
In response to CBS’s liberally biased coverage, MRC President Brent
Bozell issued the following statement:
“This is typical of how the liberal media operate, especially
going into an election. They take extremely good news – unemployment
at a low national rate of 4.4% -- and focus on one angle of the
story that can be spun in a negative way, in this case, the
conditions of minimum wage workers.
“Of course, CBS and Katie Couric could have pushed two positives,
the low unemployment rate and the fact that there are real people
who have actual jobs that pay a minimum wage of $5.15 per hour,
which is a rate higher than no job at all, i.e., zero dollars per
hour.
“But with the election coming up, CBS chose to spin good news into
bad. This is no surprise. The liberal media want liberal Democrats
to win and they are doing all they can to ensure that end.”
Other Good Economic News Downplayed:
(Source:
www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/economy)
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More Than 6.8 Million Jobs Created Since August
2003
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Our Economy Has Grown Faster Than Any Other Major
Industrialized Country – A Solid 2.9 Percent Over The Past Four
Quarters
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Gas Prices Have Fallen Almost 82 Cents A Gallon
Since Early August.
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For more information visit www.MRC.org and
www.BusinessAndMedia.org
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