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September 2007

September 28, 2007

'Estimated Gross' or Gross Estimate?

This was a big week for PBS. On Monday night, the Public Broadcasting Service won 10 "Emmy" Awards in the News and Documentary category, more than any broadcast or cable television network. And the night before, the highly-touted and much-publicized... More »

September 20, 2007

Debates Are On; Debaters Are Off

PBS seemed to be making news this week rather than just broadcasting it. The news revolves around two debates, officially called "forums," for 2008 presidential candidates — one in Iowa for Democrats and one in Maryland for Republicans. Both were... More »

September 14, 2007

On the War: Questioning the Questioner

The appearance in Washington this week of the commander of coalition forces in Iraq, four-star Army Gen. David Petraeus, and his diplomatic sidekick, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, was among the most high-profile visits to the nation's capital in... More »

September 7, 2007

All Stirred Up: Viewers React to a Program and a Panel

The Ombudsman's Mailbag this week was filled with e-mails focusing on one or the other of two PBS offerings. One was an hour-long program on Sept. 3 called "Inside America's Empire," in which journalist-author Robert D. Kaplan travels to smaller... More »

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