How is inflation being covered on television news? The timeline below shows total mentions of the words "inflation" or "inflationary" across CNN, MSNBC and Fox News over the past decade, showing that mentions in the last few months have reached decade-long highs, exceeding even the immediate aftermath of the 2008 recession. Mentions steadily faded from 2009 through late 2014 and remained relatively flat ever since, but have sharply increased since early February of this year.