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A Laurel to the AP
For its eye-opening story on Social Security
By Trudy Lieberman Nov 11, 2011 at 12:18 PM
The AP’s recent story on proposed changes in the derivation of Social Security’s cost of living (COLA) formula is the... More
Chained CPI: A broken link at NPR
For a massive change to Social Security, ‘he-said/she-said’ reporting just doesn’t cut it
By Trudy Lieberman Apr 11, 2013 at 02:58 PM
A piece on NPR's All Things Considered that aired Monday did little to enlighten listeners about a major change... More
Covering the Chained CPI
Let me count the ways it can be done
By Trudy Lieberman Jul 26, 2011 at 02:42 PM
There are five ways to cover the Chained CPI, a proposed new method for determining the cost-of-living (COLA) adjustments that... More
Faces Congress doesn’t see
The “chained CPI” debate needs to step out of wonkland
By Trudy Lieberman Dec 21, 2012 at 06:50 AM
This week The Washington Post reported results from its December poll with ABC, which took the public pulse on a... More
Grandparent of the Chained CPI
Some stories never die
By Trudy Lieberman Jul 28, 2011 at 02:54 PM
Sarah Cohen, a professor at the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy at Duke, and a one-time reporter for... More
The media discover the ‘chained CPI’
And the more they dig, the rougher it looks
By Trudy Lieberman Dec 17, 2012 at 02:52 PM
Except for Los Angeles Times columnist Michael Hiltzik, and a few stray media outlets here and there—The Providence Journal, The... More
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