Nov 21 Watch Pakistan’s Media Struggles to Cope with Emergency Rule Since Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf declared emergency rule more than two weeks ago, Pakistan's media has been forced to cope with strict regulations and sporadic news blackouts. Margaret Warner reports from Pakistan on how the country's media is dealing… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch Baseball Star Bonds Indicted over Steroids Probe Barry Bonds, who holds the all-time homerun record in baseball, was indicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice Thursday in connection with an investigation on steroid use in professional sports. An investigative sports journalist assesses the implications of… Continue watching
Nov 15 Musharraf Names Interim Prime Minister Amid Political Turmoil By PBS News Hour Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf tapped an interim prime minister Thursday who will oversee January parliamentary elections in the country as opposition leader Benazir Bhutto pushed separately to build a national unity interim government. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch Bush Announces Plan to Reduce Air Travel Delays President Bush announced new plans Thursday to minimize air travel delays and improve airline security. Two reporters assess the latest developments in the travel industry. Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch War Vets Suffer Intensified Mental Distress Over Time, Study Finds A new study suggests that mental distress in returning war veterans may take several months to surface. The NewsHour's Susan Dentzer discusses how soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are affected by post-traumatic stress disorder and other illnesses. Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Literary Experts Look Back on the Dynamic Life of Author Norman Mailer Pulitzer Prize-winning author Norman Mailer, best known for his controversial novels during the Vietnam War, died on Saturday at the age of 84. Two authors examine Mailer's life and works. Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch Fewer Mortar, Rocket Attacks in Iraq, U.S. Military Says The U.S. military reported Monday that mortar and rocket attacks in Iraq have fallen to the lowest level in nearly two years. A journalist in Baghdad assesses the reduction in violence. Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch Iraqi Journalists Encounter Peril to Report for U.S. Media American media organizations have increasingly relied on Iraqi reporters to get in and out of areas where foreign journalists might stand out or be easily targeted for kidnapping. Journalist Sahar Issa discusses her experiences as a reporter for McClatchy in… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch Extent of Myanmar Protest Crackdown Revealed Independent Television News reports on the emergence of new details on the extent and aftermath of a military crackdown on anti-government protests in Myanmar, the country formerly known as Burma. Continue watching
Nov 08 Georgian President Calls Early Elections to Quiet Protests By PBS News Hour After days of anti-government riots and the declaration of a nationwide state of emergency, pro-Western Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said Thursday the country would hold special presidential elections in early January. Continue reading