Cenk Uygur
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News Channels IGNORE The Economy
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May 19, 2013
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May 19, 2013
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7:44Now Playing"Evening news coverage throughout April touched upon several economic issues, including income inequality, deficit reduction, and entitlement cuts. A Media Matters analysis of this coverage reveals that many of these segments lacked proper context or necessary input from economists, while some networks ignored certain issues entirely."*
How often does the economy get mentioned in mainstream media? The numbers are shockingly low. Why are news outlets ignoring such a massively important topic? Michael Shure (War Room), RJ Eskow (Writer), and John Iadarola (TYT University) discuss.
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