Media Matters Daily Summary

Here are today's news items from Media Matters for America, click on the title or 'read more' to read the entirety of each story. Fox News' Henneberg falsely claimed "[r]econciliation was last used in 2001" Molly Henneberg falsely claimed, "Reconciliation was last used in 2001 by Republicans to pass the first Bush tax cuts." In fact, Republicans used the budget reconciliation process to pass several Bush initiatives after 2001, and it was used as recently as 2007. Read More Question for Bill Shine: Is Fox News "the voice of opposition" or "not ideological"? According to The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz, "Fox executives maintain that the channel's reporting is ... not ideological," and "Senior Vice President Bill Shine says that 'our reporters, people like Major Garrett, have been asking tougher questions' than their rivals." But Fox News has said that it is going further with the Obama administration than merely "asking tougher questions" than their rivals; Shine has recently characterized the network as "the voice of opposition on some issues." Read More Fox Business' Varney mischaracterizes Wagoner's departure On America's Newsroom, Stuart Varney asserted that Rick Wagoner's departure is "the first time in modern history that the government has fired the chief executive of a private corporation." In fact, the government did not "fire[]" Wagoner, but made his departure a condition of further government aid for the company. Read More USA Today uncritically reported GOP charge that stimulus advocates supported "provision that allowed the [AIG] bonuses to be paid" Reporting on a New York special congressional election, USA Today uncritically cited a claim by Republican candidate James Tedisco that Democratic candidate Scott Murphy, by supporting the stimulus bill, supported "a provision that allowed the [AIG] bonuses to be paid." In fact, the AIG bonuses would have been paid even without the stimulus bill, which restricts the bonuses AIG and other companies receiving aid can award in the future. Read More Hannity falsely claimed NI director plans to "release ... enemy combatants on American soil" Sean Hannity falsely claimed DNI Dennis Blair plans to "release ... enemy combatants on American soil." In fact, Blair has outlined a "process" to determine whether and how to release detainees who are not "too dangerous to let out" and have not "committed offenses that merit punishment." Read More Fox News invokes Canadian health care bogeyman in talking about Richardson's death In talking about Natasha Richardson's death, Betsy McCaughey and Martha MacCallum misrepresented a health-care provision in the recovery act and baselessly suggested the United States might be headed "down the same path" as Canada with regard to health care. Read More Media promote claims of global cooling despite overwhelming consensus to the contrary Despite the scientific consensus that human-caused global warming is real and is negatively affecting the planet, the media have repeatedly provided a platform for critics who argue that the Earth is in a period of "cooling" or that the issue of global warming does not need to be addressed. Read More Special Report allowed Fiorina to attack Obama without noting her role with McCain campaign Wendell Goler aired a clip of Carly Fiorina criticizing President Obama, but identified her only as a "[f]ormer Hewlett-Packard CEO." Goler did not note that she was a senior economic adviser for John McCain's presidential campaign. Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.

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Media Matters Daily Summary

Here are today's news items from Media Matters for America, click on the title or 'read more' to read the entirety of each story. Limbaugh challenged: In LA Times op-ed, Klavan claimed he's "never heard" Limbaugh "utter a single racist, hateful or stupid word" In a Los Angeles Times op-ed, Andrew Klavan claimed he's "never heard" Rush Limbaugh "utter a single racist, hateful or stupid word," and offered a "[c]hallenge" to "liberals" to "[l]isten to the show ... and keep an open mind." However, Media Matters listens to Limbaugh everyday and has documented numerous examples of him spewing offensive commentary and basic misstatements of fact. Read More Gregory falsely equated Obama remark with McCain's "fundamentals of our economy are strong" comment NBC's David Gregory falsely equated March 13 comments by President Obama with Sen. John McCain's September 2008 comment that the "fundamentals of our economy are strong." In fact, Obama did not comment on the broad "fundamentals" of the economy in his March 13 remarks. Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.

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CHICAGOBUSINESS — POWERED BY CRAIN'S — Weekly Business Briefing CRAIN'S LISTS MARKETS GO TO MY ACCOUNT GO TO CHICAGOBUSINESS.COM TOP HEADLINES Monday, March 30, 2009 · ROAD TO RECOVERY: No return to risk for financial firms · Big boys take small banks' TARP bucks · Ace payout change angers store owners · State keeps spending as red ink rises · Feds hot on Falor's trail · Blago fundraiser wins big at McPier FOCUS Let's all be friends Green Grocer Chicago created a Facebook page for itself last year. Within three months, hundreds of shoppers had declared themselves "fans" of the store. It has yet to spend a penny on advertising. THE BUSINESS OF LIFE Here come the regulars While even the hippest restaurant may not last, stalwarts keep old reliables in business. EDITORIAL INDEX for March 30, 2009 (Significant References only) Ace Hardware Argonne National Lab Bank of America CareerBuilder.com Chicago 2016 ChicagoBusiness.com Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Citadel Investment Group City of Chicago Civic Federation CME Group Common Threads Crain's Chicago Business Falor Field Museum FreightCar America Golder Rauner Lookingglass Madison Dearborn Partners McCormick Place McPier / Navy Pier Midwest Banc Holdings Museum of Contemporary Art Newell Rubbermaid OptionsXpress Performics Playboy Princeton National Bancorp Rosenthal Collins Sieben Energy Associates State of Illinois WhittmanHart SIGN UP FOR CUSTOM ALERTS Industries Companies Executives » Account Settings ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENTCrain's Blogs. Now You're Talking. Introducing three blogs sure to peek your interest each business day: government and business, after-hours with Chicago's elite, and the business of sports.Click here to read what Greg Hinz, Shia Kapos and Ed Sherman are saying today. And talk back, we'd love to hear from you. THIS WEEK'S NEWS The legend isn't true: Super-CEO a costly myth It's time to retire the super-CEO, a mythical character that has enthralled Corporate America for the better part of ... Help wanted: Innovation czar to transform Illinois Now that President Barack Obama has turned a national spotlight on the need for innovation, Illinois should be the ... Letters to the editor New nuclear plants won't juice Illinois' economy Why should the Illinois Legislature look to expand new nuclear ... Crain's Chicago Business 360 N. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60601

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Obama Says GM, Chrysler Have Last Chance to Survive (Correct)

Obama Says GM, Chrysler Have Last Chance to Survive (Correct):

"President Barack Obama said General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC must survive without becoming “wards of the state” and the companies have one last, limited chance to “fundamentally restructure.”

After his administration forced GM Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner to resign and pressed Chrysler to form a partnership with Italy’s Fiat SpA to get more taxpayer aid, Obama today said that company creditors, shareholders, workers, dealers and suppliers will be expected to make more sacrifices.

“We cannot and must not, and we will not let our auto industry simply vanish,” the president said at the White House, announcing new and final deadlines for the No. 1 and No. 3 U.S. automakers to remake themselves. “We cannot continue to excuse poor decisions. We cannot make the survival of our auto industry dependent on an unending flow of taxpayer dollars.”"

Jobs That Will Never Go Away

Jobs That Will Never Go Away: "Choosing a career path can be challenging. Half of all college students change their majors at least once as they travel the sometimes bumpy road that will lead right degree. If you want to follow your dreams as well as provide for a certain future, take heart. As long as human beings continue to inhabit the planet, there are many worthwhile and fulfilling jobs that will never go away."