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Networks Flip Flop on Jobs
Identical Unemployment Numbers ‘Good’ News for Obama, But ‘All’ Bad under Reagan. Executive Summary A study from the Business & Media Institute Full Report PDF Version
Unemployment under President Barack Obama is at a 26-year-high. The last time the economy had 9.7 percent or higher unemployment was under President Ronald Reagan. But despite similar periods of rising unemployment, Obama and Reagan received almost exactly opposite treatment from the network news media.