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...source for evaluating newspaper coverage of any issue is the newspaper Subject Index. Each major newspaper has its own index and its own cataloguing methods for subjects. In the New York Times Index, the main subject heading under which articles about the world food situation are found is "Food and Grocery Trade." For the Washington Post Index, the Los Angeles Times Index, and the Chicago Tribune Index, the main subject heading is "Food Supply...
...overall pattern turns out like this: In the 1972 Index of the New York Times, 23 columns, or over seven pages, are devoted to food-related articles. In the 1973 Index, 44 columns, or over 14 pages are. For the next four years, the corresponding figures go as follows: 1974-71 columns, or 23 pages; 1975--34 columns, or over 12 pages; 1976--16 columns, or over five pages, 1977--nine columns, or three pages...
...pattern: In the Washington Post Index for 1972, three articles appear under the "Food Supply" heading. In 1973, there are 100 "Food Supply" articles. In 1974, 120 articles. In 1975, 36. In 1976, 46. In 1977, 28. In the Los Angeles Times Index, two articles appear under "Food Supply" in 1972. In 1973, there are 62 articles...
Both the economy and Carter's fragile political position demand quick action. Indeed, at week's end the Administration reported that the Consumer Price Index for February had risen an alarming 1.2%, the largest monthly jump in the cost of living since 1974. If that rate were to continue, inflation would leap 15.4% in twelve months. Carter had predicted an increase...
...preliminary figures for corporate profits in the final three months of 1978 seemed to suggest that pretax earnings had risen at an annual rate of more than 26%. Other calculations put the rise even higher. The reports of these large gains coincided with news that the Consumer Price Index in February had jumped at an annual rate of 15.4%, the worst rise in 4½ years. The result: an avalanche of criticism that business must be doing something nefarious to make so much and that the White House was failing to enforce price guidelines...