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	2003 DECEMBER Dec. 24, 2003 Tom Friedman's Journal, Turkey and Poland Recently returned from a trip to two American allies, Turkey and Poland, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman discusses different views of President Bush, the United States and the military action in Iraq.

	Dec. 16, 2003 Stopping E-mail Spam President Bush signed a bill Tuesday that seeks to stop spam from jamming people's e-mail accounts. Margaret Warner asks AOL Vice President Randall Boe and anti-spam activist John Mozena about the effectiveness of this new law.

	Dec. 15, 2003 On the Street: Iraqis' Reaction to the Capture of Saddam Hussein Terence Smith speaks with Time magazine correspondent Brian Bennett in Baghdad about Iraqis' reaction to the capture of Saddam Hussein.

	Dec. 11, 2003 Talking on the Web AT&T, Time Warner and Qwest all announced initiatives this week to offer long distance and local calling service using Internet technology. Ray Suarez discusses this cutting-edge telecommunications technology with Slate Magazine Media and Technology columnist David Bennahum.

	Dec. 11, 2003 Central Casting in Local News Broadcasts More local newscasts are increasingly broadcast from the same location in Hunt Valley, Md. Terence Smith goes inside the studios of Sinclair Broadcast Group, which has been criticized for its consolidation that has taken the local out of local news.

	Dec. 4, 2003 Gay Marriage in Massachusetts Massachusetts' highest court last month ruled in a 4-3 decision that the state's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional and ordered the state legislature to come up with a solution within 180 days. The state's ruling has brought the legal and political debate over gay marriage to the national level..



	NOVEMBER Nov. 19, 2003 Gays on TV A day after Massachusetts' highest court rules against the ban on same-sex marriages, Terence Smith examines the proliferation -- and popularity -- of gay and lesbian-oriented television shows, and what this new trend in American television suggests about public attitudes toward homosexuality.

	Nov. 14, 2003 Tabloid Backlash? In light of the current rape trial of basketball star Kobe Bryant, Terence Smith examines the ubiquity of tabloid-style journalism and its impact on mainstream coverage.

	Nov. 13, 2003 Court Television Essayist Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune explores America's interest in court television.

	Nov. 4, 2003 Reagan Miniseries: Final Cut After weeks of rumors that the upcoming CBS miniseries presents an unflattering portrait of former President Reagan and his wife Nancy, the network announced that it will not air the broadcast. Instead, the miniseries will be shown Nov. 30 on Showtime, a cable network owned by CBS's parent company, Viacom.



	OCTOBER Oct. 29, 2003 Deadlines Past with Walter Mears Walter Mears, a former Associated Press reporter, discusses his career covering 11 presidential campaigns, and how political journalism and the news business has changed over the last 40 years.

	Oct. 24, 2003 Digital News More people are reading a daily newspaper without ever touching it. Terence Smith reports on the growing trend of electronic newsprint editions, and how newspaper publishers are working to keep pace with changing technologies.

	Oct. 16, 2003 New Wireless Technology to Connect to the Internet Spencer Michels reports on the new wireless technology used to connect computers to the Internet.

	Oct. 15, 2003 Poll Mania More Americans are being surveyed by the media on their views on all range of topics, as news organizations increasingly utilize public opinion polls in their reporting. Terence Smith looks at the concerns over the growing use of polls in contemporary journalism.

	Oct. 13, 2003 The Right Talk: Conservative Talk Radio Terence Smith explores the success of conservative talk radio shows and the failure of liberal programs, and talk radio's increasing importance in politics.

	Oct. 9, 2003 Perspectives on Press Leaks As the Justice Department continues its criminal probe into the alleged White House naming of an undercover CIA agent to a half dozen reporters, Jim Lehrer and four historians review past cases of alleged presidential leaks to the media.

	Oct. 8, 2003 Media Merger: General Electric Co. and Vivendi Universal General Electric Co. and Paris-based Vivendi Universal on Wednesday reached a final agreement to merge the French company's U.S. entertainment assets with GE's television network NBC, creating a media giant with an estimated value of $43 billion.

	Oct. 7, 2003 Anne Garrels: Naked in Baghdad NPR correspondent Anne Garrels shares her unique experiences as one of the few non-embedded journalists who stayed in Baghdad during the Iraq war, and other stories from her recently published memoir, Naked in Baghdad.

	Oct. 3, 2003 California Recall Revelations Two California columnists examine how the sexual misconduct allegations may effect Republican candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger's chances in winning the gubernatorial recall race.

	Oct. 3, 2003 Weekly Analysis with Shields and Safire Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and William Safire of The New York Times discuss the week's news, including the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, the latest poll numbers on the public satisfaction with President Bush, and the investigation into the alleged leak of a CIA agent's identity.

	Oct. 2, 2003 Pursuing the Leak A Justice Department investigation into the alleged White House leak of an undercover CIA agent's identity is expanding to include other federal agencies. Experts explain the workings of such an investigation.



	SEPTEMBER Sept. 30, 2003 In the Shadows The Justice Department announced that it would launch an investigation into who disclosed the identity of a covert CIA agent, a leak the Washington Post reported occurred when unidentified White House officials called at least six journalists with the information. Terence Smith gets two expert views.

	Sept. 26, 2003 In Memoriam: George Plimpton Writer and editor George Plimpton died last night at age 76. Jeffrey Brown looks at his career with Michael Dirda, senior editor of The Washington Post's Book World.

	Sept. 19, 2003 Changing the Game Big money is changing the presentation of sports on television, and in some cases, the sports themselves. Terence Smith looks at the changing world of televised sports, and why the traditional "stick-and-ball" sports, like baseball and basketball, have migrated to cable networks.

	Sept. 19, 2003 ESPN and ABC Sports President George Bodenheimer George Bodenheimer, president of ESPN and ABC Sports, discusses how his networks score major advertising contracts and capture new viewers of extensive sports programming.

	Sept. 19, 2003 CBS Sports President Sean McManus CBS Sports President Sean McManus discusses the surge in demand for broadcast sports, why football is the most profitable venue for television, the migration of televised sports from broadcast to cable networks, and new strategies to capture the attention of younger audiences.

	Sept. 16, 2003 Rewriting the FCC Rules Terence Smith looks at the various legislative methods Congress is pursuing to undo all or elements of the new FCC rules, and considers the Senate-approved resolution's prospects in the House and the White House.

	Sept. 9, 2003 Hitler's Filmmaker: Leni Riefenstahl Leni Riefenstahl, the woman who made Adolf Hitler's propaganda films, died in Germany. Jeffrey Brown discusses the impact of her film "The Triumph of the Will" with Claudia Koonz, a professor of history at Duke University.

	Sept. 9, 2003 Illegally Downloading Music The Recording Industry Association of America on Monday filed lawsuits against 261 people for allegedly downloading thousands of copyrighted songs via popular Internet file-sharing networks. Two musicians debate the merits of the RIAA's move and its effect on the music industry.



	AUGUST Aug. 28, 2003 Tony Blair's Defense British Prime Minister Tony Blair answers his critics and responds to BBC reports that weapons inspector Dr. David Kelly was the source for reports that the British government manipulated intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

	Aug. 21, 2003 Editors' Views on Iraq Terence Smith and four editorial page editors from across the country discuss the situation in postwar Iraq in the wake of Tuesday's bombing of the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad.

	Aug. 8, 2003 Naming the Accuser Terence Smith discusses whether media organizations should make public the name of the accuser in stories about rape cases with Geneva Overholser, a professor at the University of Missouri, and Catherine Crier, an anchor and executive editor at Court TV.

	Aug. 5, 2003 Plugged-In Politics Presidential contender Howard Dean garnered 75,000 supporters through "Meetup.com" and has raised more money than any other Democratic candidate in the second quarter. Terence Smith examines Dean's success at building grassroots support in cyberspace, and how other presidential candidates are using the Internet.

	Aug. 5, 2003 Extended Interview: Presidential Candidate Howard Dean The following transcript is the extended interview with Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean during a campaign stop organized by Meetup.com in Iowa City.

	Aug. 5, 2003 Extended Interview: Mark Hunter The following transcript is the extended interview with Mark Hunter, a self-described "avid supporter" of Howard Dean. Hunter shares his thoughts on why Dean's Internet outreach has been so successful thus far.

	Aug. 5, 2003 Extended Interview: Tim Smith The following transcript is the extended interview with Tim Smith, who talks about what prompted him to attend Howard Dean's campaign rally in Iowa City.

	Aug. 5, 2003 Extended Interview: Evans Yeats The following transcript is the extended interview with Evans Yeats, who decided to attend a campaign rally for Howard Dean after learning about the Democratic presidential candidate through Meetup.com and the Internet.



	JULY July 31, 2003 Policing Papers Terence Smith discusses the recent changes at The New York Times with Joann Byrd, a member of the Siegal committee that examined The Times's newsroom policies, and Susan Tifft, a journalism professor at Duke University.

	July 2, 2003 Editorial Views: Elusive Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq Terence Smith discusses the importance of the thus far unsuccessful search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq with four editorial page writers from across the country.

	July 1, 2003 Russian Media Crackdown Terence Smith discusses the recent closure of Russia's last independent TV broadcaster, TVS, and the Russian parliament's proposed bill to restrict press coverage of the upcoming elections with Ellen Mickiewicz and Yevgeny Kiselyov.



	JUNE June 24, 2003 Editorial Views Terence Smith gauges the public's reaction to the Supreme Court's affirmative action decisions with four editorial page editors from across the country.

	June 20, 2003 Junk E-mail and Spam Wars Junk e-mail, known commonly as spam, continues to flood inboxes throughout the country. Terence Smith examines the continued effort to block the deluge of unwanted e-mail.

	June 20, 2003 Shields and Brooks Political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the week's news, including the U.S. intelligence that led to the war in Iraq and the prospects for the 2004 presidential race.

	June 19, 2003 Beaming Back Iranian officials are blaming U.S.-based pro-democracy broadcasts for recent demonstrations in Tehran. KCET Los Angeles Correspondent Saul Gonzalez visited these broadcasters: Iranian exiles pushing for regime change at home.

	June 18, 2003 Multimedia Appeal: Jessica Lynch News and entertainment outlets are competing for the first interview with rescued prisoner of war Jessica Lynch. Terence Smith reports on CBS's multimedia plan to tell her story. Then, Ray Suarez follows up with Tammy Haddad, a media consultant and radio host, and Tom Wolzien, a senior media analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein Co.

	June 17, 2003 Making a Free Press in Iraq Terence Smith gets an update on efforts to create a free press in Iraq and a view of the current changes in the Iraqi media from Deborah Amos, an NPR News correspondent reporting from Baghdad, and David Hoffman, president of the Internews Network.

	June 13, 2003 Shields and Brooks Jim Lehrer talks with political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks about Medicare legislation, the child tax credit, Sen. Hillary Clinton's (D-N.Y.) new book and the death of David Brinkley.

	June 12, 2003 In Memoriam: David Brinkley Veteran news anchor David Brinkley died at his home in Houston on Wednesday. Terence Smith speaks with former NewsHour co-anchor Robert MacNeil about his work with the late journalist.

	June 10, 2003 Saving Private Lynch Terence Smith discusses whether the American media too willingly accepted the story of the rescue of Private Jessica Lynch as presented by the Pentagon.

	June 6, 2003 Shields and Brooks Jim Lehrer talks with political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks about the president's efforts to negotiate Middle East peace, criticism of the Justice Department's treatment of post-Sept. 11 detainees, and the controversy at the New York Times.

	June 5, 2003 New York Times: Troubled Times New York Times Executive Editor Howell Raines and Managing Editor Gerald Boyd resigned from their posts in the wake of a damaging plagiarism scandal and criticisms about the newspaper's management style. Terence Smith examines whether the resignations will restore confidence within its newsroom and in the public's eyes.

	June 4, 2003 Rewriting the FCC Rules: New Media Ownership Rules Terence Smith reports on the Senate's consideration of the Federal Communications Commission's new media ownership rules.

	June 2, 2003 Sen. Byron Dorgan on the FCC's New Rules The North Dakota Democrat explains why he opposes the FCC's new rules, which he says will spark "an orgy" of mergers and acquisitions.

	June 2, 2003 Michael Powell Following a background report about the FCC's historic vote Monday, the FCC chairman discusses his agency's decision to relax media ownership rules, a move he says will make the regulations "match the times."

	June 2, 2003 FCC Chairman Michael Powell The following is the entire prepared statement from FCC Chairman Michael Powell on the agency's vote to ease media ownership rules on June 2.

	June 2, 2003 Commissioner Kevin J. Martin The following is the entire press statement from FCC Commissioner Kevin J. Martin on the agency's biennial review of broadcast ownership rules.

	June 2, 2003 FCC Revised Media Ownership Rules The following is the entire text as released by the Federal Communications Commission outlining the agency's revised media ownership rules on June 2, 2003.

	June 2, 2003 FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps The following is the entire prepared statement from FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps dissenting on the agency's proposal to ease media ownership rules, and his bench remarks following the vote.

	June 2, 2003 FCC Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein The following is the entire press statement from FCC Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein dissenting on the agency's majority vote to ease broadcast ownership rules.

	June 2, 2003 FCC Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy The following is the entire prepared statement from FCC Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy on the agency's vote on June 2.



	MAY May 28, 2003 Shock Waves Over Former New York Times Reporter Jayson Blair The controversy over former New York Times reporter Jayson Blair's plagiarized and fabricated stories has caused upheaval within the paper and has reverberated in newsrooms across the country.

	May 26, 2003 Selling Books Hard times have hit book publishers. Terence Smith reports on recent trends within the book publishing industry.

	May 23, 2003 Managing President Bush's Message The resignation of White House press secretary Ari Fleischer and President Bush's recent historic landing on the carrier Abraham Lincoln have drawn attention to the way the president's image is presented to the press. Terence Smith gets some perspective from Elisabeth Bumiller and Michael Deaver.

	May 22, 2003 Tom Friedman's Iraq Journal Jim Lehrer talks with New York Times Columnist Tom Friedman about his recent trip to Iraq.

	May 15, 2003 Showdown at the FCC: Media Companies Expansion The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote on changes that would make it easier for large media companies to expand further. Terence Smith hosts a debate between Gene Kimmelman of the Consumers Union and B. Robert Okun, vice president and head NBC's Washington office.

	May 13, 2003 Essay: Reality TV Essayist Clarence Page of The Chicago Tribune considers the television coverage of the war in Iraq.

	May 12, 2003 New York Times: Management Failure? In the wake of the New York Times' trouble with plagiarism, Terence Smith reports on how newspapers can prevent such fraud and fabrication on a grand scale.

	May 9, 2003 New York Times: The Search for Truth Media Corespondent Terence Smith speaks to New York Times Executive Editor Howell Raines about the resignation of former reporter Jayson Blair amid charges of plagiarism, and how his paper is handling the situation.

	May 6, 2003 Essay: In Other News Essayist Roger Rosenblatt looks at what else was going on while we were watching the Iraq war.



	APRIL April 28, 2003 Welcome to the Blogosphere Web logs, or "blogs," are personal, online journals - and one of the fastest growing trends on the Internet. Terence Smith explores the motivation behind blogging and whether blogs represent the future of journalism.

	April 24, 2003 Music Copyright Angst The Recording Industry Association of America sued four students earlier this month, alleging they operated music-sharing Web sites. Terence Smith reports on the entertainment industry's efforts to stop the downloading of copyrighted music and film from the Internet.

	April 21, 2003 Tom's Journal Gwen Ifill speaks with New York Times columnist Tom Friedman about his recent trips to Egypt, Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Kuwait and southern Iraq.

	April 21, 2003 The Media's War in Iraq More than 600 journalists traveled with U.S. forces in Iraq as part of the Pentagon's embedded journalist program. Two formerly embedded journalists discuss their experiences traveling with the U.S. military, and weigh in on the debate over whether embedding journalists produces balanced war coverage.

	April 18, 2003 John Burns: The Final Days in Baghdad Terence Smith discusses the mood in Baghdad with New York Times correspondent John Burns.

	April 17, 2003 Inside Baghdad with John Burns New York Times correspondent John Burns discusses his harrowing days in Baghdad during the final days of Saddam Hussein's regime and the current state of the Iraqi capital.

	April 15, 2003 The Media's War Eason Jordan, CNN chief news executive, and Franklin Foer, associate editor of The New Republic, discuss the recent controversy stemming from CNN's coverage of Iraq prior to the start of the war.

	April 8, 2003 War Images Terence Smith speaks with two Time photographers covering Iraq: Robert Nickelsberg, a veteran war photographer embedded with the 1st Marine Division, and Kate Brooks, who is working in northern Iraq.

	April 6, 2003 A Different Language: Arab Media Terence Smith looks at how the Arab media are covering the war.

	April 1, 2003 Embedded Journalists in Iraq: War Stories Terence Smith assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the Pentagon's "embedding" program and its effect on news coverage of the war in Iraq.



	MARCH March 31, 2003 Gregg Ramshaw's Dispatches from Qatar: March 31 NewsHour producer Gregg Ramshaw, dispatched to Qatar to report from U.S. Central Command, describes the media's ongoing battle to squeeze out new information from the daily CentCom press briefings.

	March 30, 2003 John Burns: Inside Baghdad Jim Lehrer talks to John Burns of The New York Times about the situation in Baghdad.

	March 30, 2003 Public Opinion on the Iraq War Terence Smith discusses public opinion on the Iraq war with Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. They are joined by three newspaper ombudsmen: Michael Getler of The Washington Post, Lou Gelfand of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and Sanders LaMont of The Sacramento Bee.

	March 29, 2003 John Burns: Inside Baghdad A car bombing killed four Americans at a U.S. military checkpoint near Najaf, while Iraq's vice president said more attacks could be on the way. John Burns of The New York Times reports from Baghdad on Iraq's policy toward suicide bombers and the effects of continued coalition air assaults.

	March 28, 2003 John Burns: Inside Baghdad Margaret Warner speaks with John Burns of The New York Times on the latest situation in Baghdad.

	March 27, 2003 John Burns: Inside Baghdad As heavy bombing continues to pound Baghdad, New York Times reporter John Burns reports on the situation inside the city and the defiant speech given by the Iraqi defense minister.

	March 23, 2003 John Burns: Inside Baghdad New York Times reporter John Burns provides an update from Baghdad.

	March 23, 2003 Support for the Iraq War: The Home Front Betty Ann Bowser reports from a town hall meeting in Colorado, which took place as massive war protests unfolded across the U.S., and polls showed growing support for the war.

	March 22, 2003 John Burns: Inside Baghdad On fourth day of the Iraq war, which was dominated by the ground campaign, Terence Smith receives an update from The New York Times' John Burns, who reports from Baghdad.

	March 22, 2003 War, Live Terence Smith explores how the high-tech media equipment and the "embedding" of some 500 journalists with U.S. military units in Iraq has changed the way wars are covered.

	March 21, 2003 View from Baghdad with John Burns Terence Smith talks with New York Times reporter John Burns about the massive coalition air strikes that took place Friday in the Iraqi capital.

	March 20, 2003 Gregg Ramshaw's Dispatches from Qatar: March 20 NewsHour producer Gregg Ramshaw, on assignment to cover military operations in the Gulf, describes the media scene at the U.S. Central Command headquarters in Doha on the first day of strikes against Iraq.

	March 17, 2003 Gregg Ramshaw's Dispatches from Qatar: March 17 NewsHour producer Gregg Ramshaw, on assignment to cover the military buildup in the Gulf, reports on finally clearing Customs and the scene at the media center in Doha, Qatar.

	March 14, 2003 Sunday Star Wars: Political Talk Shows The Sunday political talk shows have become a public forum for government officials to explain, attack or defend their Iraq policies. Terence Smith examines how these television programs influence the political process.

	March 14, 2003 Gregg Ramshaw's Dispatches from Qatar: March 14 NewsHour producer Gregg Ramshaw, on assignment to cover the military buildup in the Gulf, describes the hassles of procuring press credentials, and a typical Friday evening in Doha's shopping district.

	March 13, 2003 Gregg Ramshaw's Dispatches from Qatar: March 13 NewsHour producer Gregg Ramshaw, on assignment to cover the military buildup in the Gulf, describes what it's like to be reporting from Doha, Qatar -- home to the U.S. Central Command and located some 700 miles south of Baghdad.

	March 6, 2003 What the Public Thinks of a War in Iraq Recent polls suggest that Americans' support of war with Iraq is not universal. Terence Smith examines what these surveys say about America's attitudes toward a war in Iraq.



	FEBRUARY Feb. 20, 2003 A Master's Challenge: Augusta National Golf Club and Women Terence Smith reports on a golf story that is reverberating beyond the fairway.

	Feb. 18, 2003 Finding Love Online Spencer Michels reports on finding love the new-fashioned way... online.

	Feb. 18, 2003 Battlefield Bylines Terence Smith gets two views on how reporting on a potential Iraq war could differ from the coverage of past conflicts.

	Feb. 17, 2003 Book Conversation: James "Scotty" Reston Terence Smith talks to John Stacks, author of "Scotty: James B. Reston and the Rise and Fall of American Journalism," about James "Scotty" Reston, the late New York Times columnist.

	Feb. 6, 2003 Homefront Reaction to the Conflict with Iraq Terence Smith samples opinions on Secretary of State Colin Powell's address to the U.N. Security Council about the conflict with Iraq. He speaks with four editorial page editors from across the country.



	JANUARY Jan. 30, 2003 Vanishing Value: America Online The world's largest media company posts an annual loss of $99 billion -- the largest corporate drop in U.S. history. Paul Solman of WGBH Boston looks at how the Internet and media giant has incurred the largest loss of any American company in history.

	Jan. 23, 2003 In Memorium: Bill Mauldin Terence Smith remembers the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin, who died Jan. 22 at the age of 81.

	Jan. 21, 2003 Public Diplomacy President Bush signs an executive order creating a White House office to improve America's image abroad.

	Jan. 21, 2003 Public Diplomacy: Mamoun Fandy Mamoun Fandy, a media analyst and syndicated columnist, expresses his skepticism about the effectiveness of the U.S. government's outreach campaign.

	Jan. 21, 2003 Extended Interview: Mouafac Harb Mouafac Harb, news director for Radio Sawa, discusses the challenges of providing objective news coverage of the Middle East and building trust with Arab audiences.

	Jan. 21, 2003 Extended Interview: Bert Kleinman Bert Kleinman, the senior managing consultant for Radio Sawa, discusses the broadcast's outreach strategy in the Middle East and the Gulf region.

	Jan. 21, 2003 Extended Interview: Norman Pattiz Norman Pattiz, chairman and founder of radio giant Westwood One, talks about the success of Radio Sawa, the broadcast he helped create, and his future goal to reach Arab audiences through a U.S.-funded television network.

	Jan. 16, 2003 Tom Friedman's Journal Columnist Tom Friedman of The New York Times talks with Margaret Warner about his recent trip to Egypt and Israel.

	Jan. 16, 2003 Press Under Fire Colombian journalists Ignacio "Nacho" Gomez and Maria Cristina Caballero discusses the risks of reporting in their war-torn country.

	Jan. 16, 2003 Extended Interview: Ignacio Gómez Investigative reporter Ignacio Gómez, awarded the 2002 International Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists, talks about the plight of journalists in Colombia.

	Jan. 16, 2003 Extended Interview: Frank Smyth Frank Smyth, the Washington, D.C. representative for the Committee to Protect Journalists, explains why Colombia is such a dangerous place for reporters.

	Jan. 16, 2003 Tipu Sultan An award-winning freelance journalist from Bangladesh, Tipu Sultan has survived near-fatal assaults in apparent retaliation for his reporting of government corruption.

	Jan. 16, 2003 Irina Petrushova Irina Petrushova is the founder and editor-in-chief of the weekly publication Respublica, which covers business and economic issues in Kazakhstan, a former republic of the Soviet Union.

	Jan. 16, 2003 Ignacio Gómez Ignacio Gómez is a leading investigative reporter in Colombia, a country where the careers of journalists are frequently cut short.

	Jan. 13, 2003 Deal Maker's Downfall Experts analyze Steve Case's decision to step down as chairman of AOL Time Warner, and what it will mean for the company's future.

	Jan. 12, 2003 Fesshaye Yohannes Fesshaye Yohannes, a prominent Eritrean journalist, was one of four recipients of the 2002 International Press Freedom Award, honored for his demonstrated courage to report independently under repressive political conditions.

	Jan. 8, 2003 Power to the People Terence Smith examines the growing power of low-power, local radio.

	Jan. 3, 2003 Under Secretary Charlotte Beers Charlotte Beers, the under secretary of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs for the State Department, discusses her bureau's mission to improve America's image in Muslim nations.