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1996
NOVEMBER
November 6, 1996
Forum: Outside Looking In
How do the 1996 elections look to people in other countries? Our panel of foreign correspondents takes your questions about how U.S. media coverage and U.S. politics is portrayed abroad.

AUGUST
August 6, 1996
Forum: Do You Trust the Press?
The president of the Society of Professional journalists talks about whether you can trust the press to accurately cover the news.

JUNE
June 12, 1996
Forum: Free Air Time to Candidates and Character Above All
MacNeil/Lehrer President on free airtime for candidates and Character Above All.

APRIL
April 12, 1996
Forum: Free-Air Time For Politicians
Paul Taylor, journalist and head of the Free Air Time Coalition discusses giving tv time to candidates.

FEBRUARY
February 8, 1996
Forum: The Political Year Ahead
Les Crystal on political coverage and the NewsHour.

JANUARY
January 29, 1996
Forum: Public Journalism
James Fallows answers questions on the decline of journalism in America.


January 26, 1996
Forum: George Gilder
George Gilder answers questions on the future of cyberspace and "Smart TV."


January 16, 1996
News Media and Ethics
In the wake of Food Lion's suit against ABC for its undercover story on unsanitary conditions in the supermarket chain and other controversial stories, the media's methods have come under intense scrutiny.


January 15, 1996
Food Lyin'?
In the context of the Food Lion case involving undercover reporting of allegedly unsanitary food handling, journalistic practices are now on trial.

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