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Businessing - 3/11/26 | CNN's Dishonest Coverage of Small Business and more...
CNN ran a story this morning claiming the Iran war is "squeezing" US small businesses through gas prices. The headline was written before the first interview ever happened. As a 22-year broadcast veteran who's supervised newsrooms and sat in assignment meetings, Pat Miller knows exactly how this works — and he's done being quiet about it.
But the gas price math isn't even the real story here.
The real story is HOW the media talks about small business owners. Every single time. The sad music. The sympathetic reporter standing outside a coffee shop. "Times are tough for small businesses." They…
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