Jun 09 Watch The Department of Transportation Releases New Safety Report Criticizing FAA The Department of Transportation released a report Wednesday saying the Federal Aviation Administration's safety inspectors are not keeping up with potential risks posed by airlines trying to save money. Following a background report, Margaret Warner speaks with Marian Blakey, head… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch Former Iraqi Electricity Minister Discusses Electricity Problems Former electricity minister, Aiham al-Sammarae, discusses the current climate in Iraq as the new government tackles security issues, insurgency violence and the lack of electricity and power. Al-Sammarae is also taking part in negotiations with two Sunni insurgent groups about… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch Ombudsmen Discuss the State of the Media Terence Smith speaks with Daniel Okrent, the former ombudsman for The New York Times, and Michael Getler, ombudsman for The Washington Post, about the public's view of the press today, the performance of the media and some of the most… Continue watching
Jun 07 Automaker GM Plans to Cut 25,000 Jobs, Close More Plants By PBS News Hour General Motors Corp. announced Tuesday it plans to close more assembly and component plants by 2008, a move that would likely eliminate 25,000 U.S. manufacturing jobs. Continue reading
Jun 06 Time Magazine to Divulge Notes in CIA Agent Leak By PBS News Hour Time magazine on Thursday said it would comply with a court order to hand over the notes of one of its reporters in a grand jury investigation into the leak of CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch Extended Interview: Patti Pettite Patti Pettite of The News Journal discusses the growing popularity of the paper's Web cast technology of news. Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch Extended Interview: Kinsey Wilson Kinsey Wilson, the vice president and editor-in-chief of USA Today.com, discusses the new technologies USA Today employs to broaden its reach of readers and the impact of these new distribution methods on the news industry and consumer. Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch Extended Interview: Brian Gilmore Brian Gilmore, managing producer of online news for The News Journal of Wilmington, Dela., discusses how the newspaper's Web site and daily Webcasts help meet the changing needs of news consumers and broaden the paper's audience. Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch Extended Interview: Susan DeFife and Mark Potts Susan DeFife, president and CEO of Backfence, and Mark Potts, chairman and creative officer of Backfence, discuss the emerging trend of citizen, or grassroots, journalism and how it can provide community-oriented news in ways traditional media usually does not. Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch Iraqi Government Grapples with Insurgent Violence The Iraqi government announced it detained nearly 900 suspected militants in a crack-down on the insurgency. Phebe Marr of the U.S. Institute of Peace, recently back from a visit to Iraq, discusses the fledgling democratic government's efforts to rebuild and… Continue watching