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	2001 DECEMBER Dec. 31, 2001 What's So Funny? Terence Smith reports on the slow return of comedy after the September 11 attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.

	Dec. 27, 2001 Marketing Mood How terrorist attacks and a declining economy have impacted the world of advertising. Terence Smith reports.

	Dec. 26, 2001 Foreign Correspondence: Kathy Gannon Interviews Hamid Karzai Associated Press reporter Kathy Gannon interviews Afghanistan's new leader, Hamid Karzai.

	Dec. 26, 2001 Foreign Correspondence: Indira Lakshmanan Following an interview with the interim Afghan Prime Minister on the Associated Press Television Network, Indira Lakshmanan, a foreign correspondent for the Boston Globe, provides a first-hand account of Afghanistan after the war and the Taliban's defeat.

	Dec. 20, 2001 Religion Is News Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, houses of worship have been a source of strength for many. Terence Smith looks at the news coverage of religion in America.

	Dec. 17, 2001 Vivendi: French Connection Ray Suarez looks at the French media company Vivendi, which is rapidly becoming a major player in the U.S. entertainment market. Suarez discusses the company's latest acquisitions with Jim Stroud of the media consulting firm The Carmel Group, and David Bennahum, writer and contributing editor at Wired Magazine.

	Dec. 10, 2001 Presses Under Pressure Throughout the country, this has not been a good financial year for newspapers of all sizes and descriptions. Newspaper chain Knight Ridder made severe cutbacks earlier in the year and, in recent days, said it will also freeze some salaries and cut bonuses of many of its senior employees. Terence Smith reports.

	Dec. 6, 2001 Taking Liberties? Four editorial page editors discuss the debate surrounding the policies' potential effects on Americans' civil liberties.



	NOVEMBER Nov. 27, 2001 Taking Liberties? Examining the legal questions surrounding the U.S.'s campaign against terrorism. Following a background report, two newspaper columnists weigh in.

	Nov. 22, 2001 Covering the Air War American reporters have been allowed into rebel-held territory, but they aren't allowed to cover U.S. special forces operations on the ground. The closest they can get to U.S. troops is on aircraft carriers in the Arabian sea, the floating bases for the air war. Terence Smith reports.

	Nov. 20, 2001 Assignment: Afghanistan CNN's Christiane Amanpour and New York Times reporter David Rohde discuss their experiences covering the war from the Afghanistan front lines.

	Nov. 16, 2001 On the Air: Russian President Putin Terence Smith reports on Russian President Putin's interview with National Public Radio last night.

	Nov. 6, 2001 Journalism and Patriotism How should reporters cover the war on terrorism and other events in the Sept. 11 aftermath?

	Nov. 5, 2001 Extended Interview: Tony Ridder The CEO of Knight Ridder newspapers examines how his company has responded to the Sept. 11 attacks and the resulting war on terrorism, as well as the effects of budget cutbacks.

	Nov. 1, 2001 Background: Winning Hearts and Minds A background report on the Voice of America's influence in the Arab world.

	Nov. 1, 2001 Winning Hearts and Minds Terence Smith leads a discussion on how the U.S. and its allies are waging a war of words against the ruling Taliban and Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network.



	OCTOBER Oct. 18, 2001 The Fear Factor: The Anthrax Threat Three regional reporters discuss public reaction to the anthrax threat.

	Oct. 16, 2001 Limits of Dissent in Times of War and Crisis? Should there be limits on dissent during times of war and crisis? Terence Smith reports.

	Oct. 15, 2001 Censoring the Enemy Two experts discuss the cautioning of U.S. media outlets about airing statements from Osama bin Laden.

	Oct. 10, 2001 Pentagon and the Press What is it like to cover the Defense Department in the weeks following the Sept. 11 attacks? Terence Smith reports.

	Oct. 8, 2001 Window on the War The Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network has garnered a growing role as a conduit between the Western and Arab worlds.

	Oct. 4, 2001 Humbled Hollywood How will the Sept. 11 attacks change the way Hollywood does business? Terence Smith reports.

	Oct. 3, 2001 Closing Thoughts Jim Lehrer talks with Ben Bradlee, vice president and former executive editor of The Washington Post.



	SEPTEMBER Sept. 21, 2001 Presidential Ultimatum: Reaction Terence Smith reports on reaction to President Bush's address before Congress from the nation's editorial pages and the public.

	Sept. 18, 2001 Reactions Abroad Robert MacNeil talks to four correspondents from The New York Times stationed in London, Hamburg, Moscow, and Cairo about international reaction to the terrorist attacks.

	Sept. 11, 2001 Extended Interview: Mike Jacobs The editor of the Grand Forks Herald, a Knight Ridder newspaper, discusses covering the Sept. 11 tragedy and the costs of company-wide budget cuts.

	Sept. 6, 2001 Internet Dictionary Terence Smith interviews Anne Soukhanov, editor of the Microsoft Encarta College Dictionary.

	Sept. 6, 2001 U.S. vs. Microsoft The Justice Department says it will no longer seek a breakup of software giant Microsoft.

	Sept. 6, 2001 The Justice Department Statement in Microsoft Case The U.S. Department of Justice today announced it was no longer seeking the breakup of software giant Microsoft. The following is the full text of the statement released to the public.



	AUGUST Aug. 31, 2001 Boom and Bust: The Telecommunications Industry The telecommunications industry is suffering from severe financial troubles.

	Aug. 30, 2001 Secret Subpoena Should the Justice Department have subpoenaed a journalist's home telephone records? Terence Smith reports.

	Aug. 24, 2001 The Vanishing Verb Is television news reporting destroying the English language? Terence Smith reports.

	Aug. 21, 2001 Bad News: Media Coverage of the 2000 Elections Veteran journalists Robert Shogan and Richard Reeves discuss how the media fared in its coverage of the 2000 elections.

	Aug. 20, 2001 High-Tech Casualty Explaining the demise of the Industry Standard, the latest victim of the dotcom collapse.

	Aug. 20, 2001 Stuart Stevens's New Book "The Big Enchilada" Author and GOP analyst media analyst Stuart Stevens gives an insider's view of George W. Bush's road to the White House in his book, The Big Enchilada.

	Aug. 16, 2001 Notes at Issue A courtroom battle over the notes of freelance writer Vanessa Leggett. She has refused to hand over research and has found herself in jail as a result.

	Aug. 14, 2001 William Wong's "Yellow Journalist: Dispatches from Asian America" Terence Smith talks to William Wong, author of the new book "Yellow Journalist: Dispatches from Asian America."

	Aug. 13, 2001 Foreign Correspondence: John Daniszewski Terence Smith talks with John Daniszewski of the Los Angeles Times about his experience as the paper's Moscow bureau chief.

	Aug. 9, 2001 FCC Chairman Powell Media correspondent Terence Smith discusses the future of telecommunications with FCC Chairman Michael Powell.

	Aug. 7, 2001 High-Stakes Publishing Why do publishers sign multi-million dollar contracts for big-name memoirs?

	Aug. 1, 2001 Foreign Correspondence: Henry Chu Margaret Warner talks to Los Angeles Times reporter Henry Chu about his experience in China.



	JULY July 27, 2001 Changing Cable Terence Smith reports on the changes taking place in the cable industry and their potential impact on consumers.

	July 23, 2001 In Memoriam: Eudora Welty and Katharine Graham A tribute to two distinguished women: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Eudora Welty and Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham.

	July 17, 2001 Remembering Katharine Graham The Washington Post executive who led her paper through Watergate is dead at 84.

	July 13, 2001 Foreign Correspondence: James Smith Los Angeles Times Mexico City bureau chief James Smith examines the fledgling administration of Mexican President Vincente Fox.

	July 11, 2001 Background: What Is News? Does the Gary Condit/Chandra Levy story warrant the news coverage it has received?

	July 11, 2001 The Gary Condit/Chandra Levy Story: What Is News? Does the Gary Condit/Chandra Levy story warrant the news coverage it has received? Four views on the issue.



	JUNE June 29, 2001 Extended Interview: Robert Hager The NBC correspondent examines how the new "TV-speak" affects how reporters tell a story. The following are extended excerpts of his interview with The NewsHour.

	June 28, 2001 Court Decision to Reverse the Microsoft Breakup A panel discusses a federal appeals court's decision to reverse the Microsoft breakup.

	June 27, 2001 Foreign Correspondence: Michael Zielenziger Michael Zielenziger of Knight-Ridder Newspapers talks about politics and the economy in Japan.

	June 27, 2001 Extended Interview: Tom Phillips The former writer and editor for The CBS Evening News discusses the shift in broadcast language over the past three decades. The following are extended excerpts of his interview with The NewsHour.

	June 27, 2001 Extended Interview: Shepard Smith The Fox News Channel anchor discusses the new brisk, conversational on-air style on his program. The following are extended excerpts of his interview with The NewsHour.

	June 25, 2001 The Return of Twain An unpublished Mark Twain tale, once part of a would-be writing contest, finally sees print after 125 years.

	June 25, 2001 A Mysterious Manuscript An unpublished Mark Twain tale, once part of a would-be writing contest, finally sees print after 125 years.

	June 21, 2001 Background: Investigating a Senator After this background report, a panel discusses how leaks to the media are affecting the investigation into Sen. Robert Torricelli's financial affairs.

	June 21, 2001 Investigating a Senator A panel discusses how leaks to the media are affecting the investigation into Sen. Robert Torricelli's financial affairs.

	June 20, 2001 Vanishing Newspaper Book Reviews Media correspondent Terence Smith reports on the vanishing newspaper book review with Matthew Storin of the Boston Globe, Deidre Donahue of USA Today, and author and book editor Jason Epstein.

	June 6, 2001 Foreign Correspondence: Jeffrey Smith Jeffrey Smith of The Washington Post reports on the clashes in Macedonia.



	MAY May 29, 2001 Daniel Schorr's New Book: "Staying Tuned: A Life in Journalism" Veteran television and radio correspondent Daniel Schorr discusses his life, his career and his new book "Staying Tuned: A Life in Journalism."

	May 25, 2001 "The Wind Done Gone" on Trial Gwen Ifill examines the controversy over Wind Done Gone, a parody of Gone with the Wind told from the slaves' point of view.

	May 17, 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction: Herbert Bix In the final segment of a series of conversations with Pulitzer Prize winners in the arts, Margaret Warner talks with Herbert Bix, author of Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan.

	May 4, 2001 Dot-Gone: The Declining Dot-Com Industry Spencer Michels reports from San Francisco on the ongoing corporate bloodletting in the dot-com industry.



	APRIL April 30, 2001 President Bush: The First 100 Days The NewsHour's panel of historians looks at President Bush's first 100 days and those of his predecessors.

	April 30, 2001 E-book Evolution How will the advancing technology of e-books affect the publishing world? Terence Smith reports.

	April 30, 2001 E-Books with Larry Kirshbaum The chairman of the Time Warner Trade Publishing looks at how e-books could fit into the world of publishing.

	April 30, 2001 E-Books with Walter Mossberg The Wall Street Journal personal technology columnist explains the effect he thinks e-books will have on how and what people read.

	April 30, 2001 E-Books with M.J. Rose Author M.J. Rose explains how e-books affected her career and could change the face of publishing.

	April 26, 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Stephen Dunn Elizabeth Farnsworth talks with Stephen Dunn, winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for poetry, about his collection, titled Different Hours.

	April 26, 2001 Hollywood Woes: Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild of America Strikes Impending strikes by the Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild of America threaten to change the focus of show business from fiction to fact. Jeffrey Kaye reports.

	April 25, 2001 Meg Greenfield's Washington Margaret Warner talks with Michael Beschloss about Washington, the new posthumously published book by Washington Post editorial page editor Meg Greenfield.

	April 25, 2001 The President and the Press Terence Smith looks at President Bush's relationship with the media during the first 100 days of his presidency.

	April 23, 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Biography: David Levering Lewis In an encore presentation of a January interview, Gwen Ifill talks with David Levering Lewis who recently won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for the second volume in his biography of W.E.B. DuBois. The first volume also won in 1994.

	April 20, 2001 Pulitzer Prize Winner: David Auburn's Proof In the third of a series of conversations with this year's Pulitzer Prize winners, Terence Smith talks with David Auburn about his winning play, "Proof."

	April 19, 2001 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction: Michael Chabon In the second of a series of conversations with this year's Pulitzer Prize winners, Elizabeth Farnsworth talks with fiction winner Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.

	April 19, 2001 Pushing the Envelope: PBS Content in Idaho Terence Smith reports from Idaho, where the state legislature wants greater control over controversial content aired on PBS.

	April 19, 2001 Ken Auletta The New Yorker's media columnist examines the effect media consolidation has had on news programming.

	April 19, 2001 Larry Gelbart A veteran writer for stage and screen, Gelbart examines how the rise of big media companies has impacted the process of creating good television.

	April 18, 2001 Pulitzer Prize Winner: Joseph Ellis In the first of a series of conversations with this year's Pulitzer Prize winners, Elizabeth Farnsworth talks with Joseph Ellis, author of Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation.

	April 16, 2001 Background: The Kremlin vs. NTV A report from Simon Marks on Moscow and NTV.

	April 16, 2001 The Kremlin vs. NTV Terence Smith talks with media watchers about the NTV upheaval and efforts to start another independent station.

	April 11, 2001 Editorial Insight: China Crisis Four columnists join Terence Smith for an additional look at the China crisis.

	April 10, 2001 Ari Fleischer on President Bush's First 100 Days President Bush's press secretary examines how politics and the media have affected his boss's first hundred days in office.

	April 4, 2001 The Media Recount Media correspondent Terence Smith discusses the media-sponsored recount of Florida presidential votes with Mark Seibel, managing editor of the Miami Herald.

	April 3, 2001 Media Recount: Bush Won the 2000 Election More than three months after Democrat Al Gore conceded the contested 2000 election, an independent hand recount of Florida's ballots released Tuesday says he would have lost anyway, even if officials would have allowed the hand count he requested.



	MARCH March 27, 2001 The Fight Over Rights Freelance writer Jonathan Tasini and attorney Bruce Keller examine the content rights case that is bound for the Supreme Court.

	March 22, 2001 Profits and the Press The publisher of the San Jose Mercury News resigned this week after its corporate owners announced increased profit targets. After a background report, a panel discusses the resignation and media companies' increased emphasis on the bottom line.

	March 21, 2001 Giving it Away: Free Newspapers Will the rise of free newspapers help the industry hold on to readers? Terence Smith reports.

	March 13, 2001 Hispanics and the Media How has the rising number of Americans identifying themselves as Hispanic affected society and the media? Terence Smith reports.

	March 9, 2001 Evening News Evolution With audiences in decline and viewership habits changing, what is in the cards for the broadcast networks' evening news programs? Terence Smith reports.



	FEBRUARY Feb. 27, 2001 Nobel Prize Winner: Gao Xingjian Ray Suarez talks with Chinese-born author Gao Xingjian, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature.

	Feb. 27, 2001 Background: Putin and the Press After this report from special correspondent Simon Marks in Moscow, Terence Smith talks with a Russia expert about the tense relationship between Russian officials and the press.

	Feb. 27, 2001 Putin and the Press Terence Smith talks with a Russia expert about the tense relationship between Russian officials and the press.

	Feb. 22, 2001 'Thirteen Days' A new movie looks behind the scenes at the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

	Feb. 15, 2001 Downsizing Dot-Coms Shrinking profits and rising costs have led to hard times in the dot-com news industry. Will the trend continue? Four experts discuss the situation.

	Feb. 15, 2001 Background: Downsizing Dot-Coms Shrinking profits and rising costs have led to hard times in the dot-com news industry. Will the trend continue?

	Feb. 14, 2001 Congressional Hearing on Television Networks' Election Night The House Energy and Commerce Committee holds a hearing on the television networks' election night mistakes. Terence Smith reports.

	Feb. 14, 2001 Media (Mis)Calls Terence Smith reports from Capitol Hill on the investigation into media mistakes in election night coverage.

	Feb. 13, 2001 Examining Election Night Terence Smith talks with network news anchors Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings and Dan Rather about upcoming Congressional hearings on their 2000 election night coverage.

	Feb. 13, 2001 Stop the Music: Napster Ray Suarez talks with Rick Dube of Webnoize and American University law professor Peter Jaszi about Tuesday's legal decision against Napster, the online music swapping service.

	Feb. 7, 2001 WBBM-Chicago Revisited Former WBBM anchor Carol Marin and analysts Marty Haag and Carl Gottlieb look at the rise and fall of WBBM-Chicago's effort to change local news.

	Feb. 2, 2001 Extended Interview: Tom Brokaw The NBC Nightly News anchor discusses the changing face of television, American society and the network newscast. The following are extended excerpts of his interview with media correspondent Terence Smith.

	Feb. 2, 2001 Extended Interview: Dan Rather The CBS Evening News anchor gives his take on the continuing evolution of network news broadcasting. The following are extended excerpts of his interview with media correspondent Terence Smith.

	Feb. 1, 2001 Assessing George Bush Editorial page editors discuss the early days of the Bush administration, including the Senate confirmation of John Ashcroft.

	Feb. 1, 2001 Extended Interview: Peter Jennings The anchor of ABC News' World News Tonight discusses the past, present and future of network evening news. The following are extended excerpts of his interview with media correspondent Terence Smith.



	JANUARY Jan. 29, 2001 Background: CNN Downsizing Fresh off the merger of its parent company, Time Warner, with America Online, all-news cable network CNN announced it would cut 400 jobs from its payroll. How will the changes affect the network? Four experts discuss the situation.

	Jan. 29, 2001 Media Downsizing Media correspondent Terence Smith talks with CNN Chief News Executive Eason Jordan, CNN co-founder Reese Schonfeld, former CNN correspondent Carl Rochelle and media analyst Tom Wolzein about the company's recent layoffs.

	Jan. 25, 2001 Cry Freetown Photojournalist Sorious Samura discusses his award-winning documentary and the brutal civil war in his home country of Sierra Leone.

	Jan. 24, 2001 Extended Interview: Nancy Maynard The president of Maynard Partners, a media research and consulting company, discusses the current trends in evening news. The following are extended excerpts of her interview with media correspondent Terence Smith.

	Jan. 24, 2001 Extended Interview: Av Westin The veteran television executive discusses how changes in network newsrooms and boardrooms have affected the shape of the evening news. The following are extended excerpts of his interview with media correspondent Terence Smith.

	Jan. 17, 2001 The Ashcroft Hearings Four columnists weigh in on the second day of Senate confirmation hearings for Attorney General nominee John Ashcroft.

	Jan. 17, 2001 Extended Interview: Ed Fouhy The 25 year veteran of network news and current editor of Stateline.org, a Web site covering the political centers of all 50 states funded by the Pew Center on the States, discusses the evolution of the evening news. The following are extended excerpts of his interview with media correspondent Terence Smith.

	Jan. 15, 2001 Saving Orphan Films Elizabeth Farnsworth reports on the effort to save rare and vintage independent films.

	Jan. 12, 2001 News Radio As radio consolidation continues, are news broadcasts losing their traditional local flavor? Terence Smith reports.

	Jan. 12, 2001 Extended Interview: Senator Byron Dorgan The junior Democratic senator from North Dakota discusses his opposition to the pooling of radio outlets. The following are extended excerpts of his interview with the NewsHour.

	Jan. 12, 2001 Extended Interview: Al Peterson As a reporter for Radio & Records, the industry publication, Al Peterson has chronicled the changes radio has seen since its deregulation in 1996. The following are extended excerpts of his interview with the NewsHour.

	Jan. 8, 2001 Behind the Podium Defense Dept. spokesman Kenneth Bacon, former White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry and former State Dept. spokesman James Rubin discuss their years fielding press questions.

	Jan. 4, 2001 Reel Women Anne Taylor Fleming considers the changing images of women in motion pictures.

	Jan. 1, 2001 A Wired World Business correspondent Paul Solman talks with a panel of experts about the effect of the Internet on daily life.