CNN attempting to create a new narrative

[Dill]

(02-16-2022, 11:20 AM)basballguy Wrote: My whole point is this headline seems to want to say "Blame Russia for inflation" with an article saying the price of crude oil will be responsible for inflation going over 10%.  When in reality inflation has been a problem for at least a year (long beyond this Ukraine thing) and there are more serious impacts to inflation than the price of oil...which this article doesn't care to cover.  

Seems like one could grant "more serious impacts to inflation" and, without contradiction, still grant that a steep rise in oil prices could drive inflation higher. Unless one thinks Ukraine, the U.S. and/or NATO is driving the current conflict, Russia IS the culprit if war drives oil prices up, right? 

The thesis of the CNN article is the second statement quoted: 

The cost of living is already very high in America. The Russia-Ukraine crisis could make it even worse.

This surely acknowledges that inflation was already a problem, along with discussions later in the article about the rate of inflation in January of 2021.  The entire article is mostly in subjunctive mode--"could" "possibly" "if" etc.  

The NYPost also reports the CNN report, apparently agreeing that a Russian invasion would drive up inflation.
https://nypost.com/2022/02/15/inflation-would-rise-if-russia-invaded-ukraine/

Are they also trying to "change the narrative"?  If so from what to what? Whom would the NYP be helping here? 

Finally, we are not made privy to the RSM report, but we do have their chief economist on record. That's some accountability.

I am curious about why the report has not been published. Problem solved if they eventually do publish it.