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Eduardo Porter

• 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?

• 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 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 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.