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In reporting "surprising good news on sales of existing homes," ABC ignored 24 percent decline in sales from Feb. 2007

March 25, 2008 3:30 pm ET

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SUMMARY: Introducing a report on "surprising good news on sales of existing homes," ABC* News' Charles Gibson stated that "[a]fter falling for six straight months, sales rose almost 3 percent in February." But neither Gibson, nor correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi in the subsequent report, noted that home sales were still down nearly 24 percent from February 2007.

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