Crazy 2008: The Previous Year Leaves 8 Interesting Lessons

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Here are eight lessons from 2008:

Lesson 1 - Media recession: In an effort to help their Chosen One win the White House, newspapers like the Washington Post, New York Times and Los Angeles Times began talking up recession and even depression several quarters before they actually brought one on. They managed to sow panic among their business customers and reaped declining advertising revenues as a consequence. Their blatant Obama bias turned off readers, and circulation fell anywhere from 3.2 percent to 5.1 percent during the election season. Meanwhile, newspapers like the Deseret News, Wall Street Journal, The Times of Trenton and Wisconsin State Journal stuck to fundamental, accurate and objective reporting and saw circulation increase.

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Crazy 2008: The Previous Year Leaves 8 Interesting Lessons

Lesson 2 - Who let the bears out? Who! Who! When you stare a bear in the eye and say, "I was able to get a sense of his soul. I found him to be very straightforward and truthful . . ." as George W. Bush d...

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