https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/05/02/chicken-little-alert-or-how-to-make-good-news-sound-like-bad-news/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 10:47:05 -0400<![CDATA[Yesterday must have been disappointing for the doomsayers. Newly released government figures showed that there was real GDP growth for the first quarter of 2008 of .6 percent: not hot-rod territory, to be sure. But weren&#8217;t we supposed to be barreling into a recession? Apparently Reuters wants you to think so. A headline today informed readers that: White House hopefuls leap on weak job picture. Oh dear, Oh dear. &#8220;White House hopefuls,&#8221; quoth the newswire,]]>Fri, 02 May 2008 10:20:32 -0400<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2008/05/02/chicken-little-alert-or-how-to-make-good-news-sound-like-bad-news-n114767