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STUDY: Media Missing The Mark On Gas Prices (Mediamatters)

A _Media Matters_ analysis of print and television coverage of rising gasoline
prices between January 1 and February 29 finds that news outlets often
provided a shallow and shortsighted treatment of the issue. For instance,
several outlets largely overlooked fuel economy standards -- a key policy
solution that mitigates U.S. vulnerability to price spikes -- while promoting
increased U.S. drilling and the Keystone XL pipeline, which would likely move
gas prices by only a few cents, if at all. In addition, cable news outlets
primarily hosted political figures rather than energy experts or economists to
comment on gas prices. Fox News, which covered gas prices far more frequently
than any other outlet, regularly blamed President Obama for the recent price
increase, a claim in line with Republican strategy but not with the facts.

The following chart shows the total coverage of gas prices between January 1
and February 29:

## TV News Buries Key Policy Addressing Gas Price Woes

**Reducing Consumption Is Key To Mitigating Our Vulnerability To Price Spikes.
**According to the Energy Information Administration, the cost of crude oil,
which is set on the world market, determines 76 percent of the price of
gasoline. Energy ...

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