Okay, you all knew that one wasn't true. Any reporter at a major newspaper who wrote an article on the prospects for the auto industry and only talked to representatives of the UAW would quickly be out of a job. The question then is why is it okay for reporters to write a story on the state of the real estate industry and only to talk to representatives of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), an organization whose members make their living by selling houses?
I should also note that one of the two sources was David Lereah, the chief economist at the NAR and the author of the 2005 bestseller Why the Real Estate Boom Will Not Bust And How You can Profit From It.
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