Zachary Pleat | Media Matters for America

Zachary Pleat is a senior researcher at Media Matters, where he has worked since January 2009. He has a bachelor’s degree in international studies from the University of South Florida.

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New York Times, USA Today bury coverage of June inflation report showing a drop in prices

07/12/24 3:47 PM EDT
New inflation report showed “amazing” improvement. Fox News trashed it anyway.

07/11/24 4:31 PM EDT
Newspapers largely failed to report Trump's inflationary policies, and economists have taken it upon themselves to warn the public

06/27/24 2:40 PM EDT
Project 2025 leader The Heritage Foundation calls for Social Security cuts

06/18/24 12:54 PM EDT
Major newspapers still mostly fail to report Trump’s inflationary policies in their inflation stories

06/18/24 8:16 AM EDT
MAGA media support Trump's “deranged” plan to use tariffs to replace income tax

06/17/24 5:04 PM EDT
Right-wing media reacted to blowout May jobs report with nativism, some pushed “great replacement” conspiracy theory

06/10/24 4:37 PM EDT
House GOP takes up Fox-fueled campaign to cut IRS tax enforcement

06/07/24 11:05 AM EDT
Fox Business host pushes conspiracy theory that energy efficiency standards are intended to end private home ownership

05/30/24 12:20 PM EDT
Trump’s plans to make inflation worse are still missing from nearly all inflation news coverage in top newspapers

05/29/24 11:33 AM EDT
Fox News kept talking down the economy under Biden — then the Dow Jones closed above 40,000

05/20/24 10:24 AM EDT
Fox & Friends calls inflation report that was in line with expectations a “nasty report”

05/15/24 1:53 PM EDT