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Economy

• November 8 -- Bush: Moving Out of Hooverville?
From Eduardo Porter's analysis of new jobs data: "If job growth continues near this pace for the next two months, Mr. Bush will avoid becoming the first occupant of the White House since Herbert Hoover to preside over a net job loss during a four-year term." Has he told fellow reporter Edmund Andrews?

• November 8 -- About That "Stagnant Economy"…
How quickly things can turn around in two days.

• September 24 -- Trumpeting Possible Deficits Over Definite Tax Relief
Edmund Andrews again emphasizes possible deficits over definite middle-class tax relief: "The Republican-controlled Congress easily passed legislation on Thursday that would extend expiring provisions of last year's tax cuts for families as well as about 20 business tax cuts, at a cost of about $146 billion over 10 years."

• September 13 -- No "Political Slant" in Times Economics Reporting?
Eduardo Porter looks at a study that alleges liberal bias in economics coverage and seems dubious: "Although many news-media watchdogs take business reporters to task for biases, few say the problem stems from a political slant."

• August 31 -- Uchitelle's Liberal Economic Agenda
Economics reporter Louis Uchitelle again pushes liberal positions on the minimum wage and government health care.

• August 24 -- Celebrating CBO's Chief for Making the Democrats' Day
The Times celebrates the CBO chief for giving Bush heartburn: "The White House tax cuts are skewed to the wealthiest. Spoken like a…Republican?"

• August 9 -- "In Blow to Bush…."
The online edition of the Times' lead story on disappointing job figures lays it on the line: "In Blow to Bush, Only 32,000 Jobs Created in July."

• August 2 -- Slowing Economy "Setback" for Bush
The slowing economy again makes headlines in the Times: "The slowdown was a setback to efforts by President Bush to point to solid growth as a validation of his administration's economic policies, and played into the hands of his Democratic challenger, Senator John Kerry."

• July 19 -- NYT Again Leads With Bad-News Economic Spin
More front-page bad economic spin begs the question: Is the Times talking down a strong economy in an election year?

• July 8 -- Dem Ticket Focuses on "Economic Anxiety"--As Does the Times
The gloomy tone of Edmund Andrews' "Revived Focus on Anxiety Over Economic Conditions" plays into the Kerry-Edwards theme of economic anxiety: "Other indicators suggest that Mr. Kerry and Mr. Edwards have ample opportunities to tap into popular discouragement and insecurity….A particularly ominous indicator for Mr. Bush is the apparently high number of people who have stopped looking for work and dropped out of the labor force."

• July 6 -- Embracing "Weak" Employment Report
Eduardo Porter offers a harsh assessment of a new jobs report: "…until new evidence emerges, the June employment report left a broad impression of weakness." That's no surprise to Times watchers, used to the paper talking up the negative when it comes to the economy.

• June 28 -- Keeping Good Economic News Off the Front Page
The economy is picking up, but don't expect to read all about it in the Times. A front-page story from Louis Uchitelle is headlined: "Families, Deep in Debt, Bracing For Pain of Interest Rate Rise." Buried deep inside is a detail about rapid job growth--but that's unlikely to be the subject of a Times' front-page story.

• June 2 -- Gassing Up Against the Economic Recovery
The economy may be in recovery, but you wouldn't know it from the front page of the Times, which misleadingly focuses on "record high" gas prices (true only before adjusting for inflation).

• April 5 -- "Fears Remain" Despite Job Numbers
At the Times, behind every silver lining lies a dark cloud for Republican election prospects.

• November 4 -- More on Bush's Terrible Tax Cuts
David Leonhardt spells out the problems a surging economy poses for Democratic candidates, but then blames the deficit on Bush's tax cuts.

• October 30 -- Dowdy Old Anti-War Talking Points
Columnist Maureen Dowd stumbles through the liberal anti-war litany.

• August 4 -- The Times’ New Favorite “Republican”
A self-described Republican critical of Bush’s tax cuts, Michael Retzer is so popular with Times reporter Elisabeth Bumiller she used his same quote twice in two stories that ran five days apart.

• July 17 -- “WORLD ENDS, BLACKS AND MEN HARDEST HIT"
Who’s hurting most during the economic slump? Get in line.

• July 7 -- "WORLD ENDS, WOMEN & MINORITIES HARDEST HIT."
Daniel Altman’s gloomy article on economic prospects seems to suggest the Bush administration is bad for black jobseekers.

• May 29 -- Oh Those Terrible Tax Cuts
Richard Stevenson’s story on Bush’s tax cut opens: “President Bush signed into law today the third tax cut in three years, dismissing criticism of the legislation's cost, fairness and effectiveness, while casting the measure as ‘essential action to strengthen the American economy.’”

• May 23 -- Oh No, Not Another Tax Cut!
The bias in David Rosenbuam’s tax-cut story starts with the headline “A Tax Cut Without End” and concludes with a sentence on Bush’s tax-cut enthusiasm: “So be prepared for another tax bill next year.” Another tax cut? Oh, the horror.

• May 2 -- Times Calls Bush "Fiscal Nero"--But Fiddles With Facts
A Times editorial warns the White House: “It must hear the measured warning from Alan Greenspan… that new tax cuts are definitely not needed now. They will probably harm the economy, not help it.” But Greenspan strongly supports the president's tax policy. How do I know? It’s in the Times.