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 It was about this time seven years ago - summer 2001 - that producer Michael Kirk was deep into editing "American Porn," a one-hour inside report on how the porn industry has become a booming business, how it works, and why its top execs were worried: Bush's new AG, John Ashcroft, was preparing a major assault on it. But then came 9/11. Ashcroft's priorities shifted, as did the "American Porn" air date. The doc remains one of our most popular videos (Watch Now ») offering an insider's perspective on the business and its producers, directors, execs and performers. It also looks at how legitimate companies profit from porn, why large numbers of Americans are finding something alluring in the adult entertainment arena, and how the industry has been prosecuted in the past. It you haven't checked it out, have a look. (Tip: Chapter 5 is the most viewed.) |
FRONTLINE is on summer break, but returns in October with a new roster of programs and investigations. Here are previews of the first two: A two-hour examination of the rich personal and political biographies of John McCain and Barack Obama that goes behind the headlines to discover how they arrived at this moment and what their very different candidacies say about America. |
| Facing rising pressures, big business is reshaping its approach to the environment. Producer Martin Smith investigates what some businesses are doing to fend off new regulations and how others are repositioning themselves to prosper in a radically changed world. | |
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