Sep 30 Watch Baghdad Bombings Killed 40 on Thursday Two car bombs and a roadside bomb killed more than 40 people in Iraq on Thursday. Terence Smith gets an update on events in Baghdad with Karl Vick of The Washington Post. Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch Hostage Taking in Iraq Ray Suarez discusses the recent wave of kidnappings in Iraq with Bernard Haykel, Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at New York University, and Mark Levine, Assistant Professor of Middle East History at the University of California at Irvine. Continue watching
Sep 28 Post Columnist Sparks Media Ethics Debate, Criticism By PBS News Hour Washington Post reporter and columnist David S. Broder's charge of a decline in journalistic standards in covering both the presidential campaign and other newsroom scandals has prompted a wave of negative reactions from media critics and bloggers. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch Rebuilding Iraq Amidst the Ongoing Violence Despite the risks of kidnapping and car bombings, military personnel and humanitarian aid groups in Iraq are working to rebuild the devastated country. Ray Suarez and two experts discuss the challenges international workers face in the country and other setbacks… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch CBS Fined Record Amount for Superbowl Halftime Broadcast Is over-the-air programming too offensive? Terence Smith leads a debate over whether the government should enact tougher laws against over-the-air programming deemed indecent. Continue watching
Sep 22 Hostage Body Recovered; NATO Agrees to Help Train Iraqis By PBS News Hour U.S. officials on Wednesday recovered the body of American hostage Jack Hensley, who was beheaded, after militants demanded the release of female Iraqi prisoners. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch John Burns Reports on the Ongoing Iraqi Insurgency With insurgents pouring across the border and the threat of another hostage being beheaded, Iraq continues to struggle for stability. Gwen Ifill talks with John Burns, the New York Times' Baghdad bureau chief, about the increasing violence in Iraq. Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch The Candidates’ Advertising War In presidential campaign history there has never been a more expensive advertising war than this year. With nearly six weeks to go before Election Day, Media Correspondent Terence Smith discusses the campaign advertising strategies with two media experts. Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch Missile Defense The United States is expected to activate a massive missile defense system within days. Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles explains the new system and the questions surrounding its use. Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Presidential Candidates Trade Jabs Over Exit Plan for Iraq Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., criticized President Bush in a speech this morning in New York about his handling of the war in Iraq. President Bush responded to the senator's remarks at a town meeting in New Hampshire. Continue watching