Jul 27 Media Notes From the Democratic National Convention NewsHour media correspondent Terence Smith, reporting from the Democratic National Convention in Boston, describes the carnival-like atmosphere on the convention floor. Continue reading
Jul 26 Suicide Bombing Kills Three Near U.S. Base in Northern Iraq A suicide car bomb near a U.S. military base in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul killed three Iraqis Monday and assassins shot and killed a senior Interior Ministry official, in the latest attack on officials in the interim Iraqi… Continue reading
Jul 26 Why National Party Conventions Merit Substantial News Coverage NewsHour media correspondent Terence Smith, reporting from the Democratic National Convention in Boston, describes why national party conventions merit substantial news coverage, despite claims that the staged events are not newsworthy. Continue reading
Jul 22 San Francisco Chronicle Puts Editor on Leave for Campaign Contribution The San Francisco Chronicle placed on paid leave an editor who gave $400 to Democratic Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign, pending an investigation into whether his political contribution violated the newspaper's ethics policy. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch Insurance Scams Target Some Military Enlistees Away from combat zones, some U.S. military enlistees have become targets of schemes to sell them expensive life-insurance policies. A discussion with New York Times reporter Diana Henriques about her two-part series investigating the scams. Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 5,600 Troops from Army’s Individual Ready Reserve Called Up The U.S. Army ordered 5,600 troops from its Individual Ready Reserve to report to duty in Iraq next month. A discussion with the Army's director of personnel and some soldiers who have been recently called up about allegations of a… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch Dispute Continues Over Whether Iraq Sought Uranium from Niger The Senate Intelligence Committee report has left open the question of whether Iraq tried to obtain uranium from Niger. Margaret Warner discusses Iraq's alleged desire for "yellowcake" uranium with former Ambassador Joseph Wilson and Sen. Christopher Bond, R-Mo. Continue watching
Jul 19 Blast Kills At Least Nine in Baghdad; Philippines Completes Pullout A fuel truck loaded with explosives blew up near a police station in southwest Baghdad early Monday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 62 others, according to the Iraqi Health Ministry. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch Explosion in Iraq Kills 9 People A fuel truck loaded with explosives blew up near a police station in southwest Baghdad early Monday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 62 others, according to the Iraqi Health Ministry. Gwen Ifill speaks to New York… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch Campaign Ad Watch Television viewers in election swing states have been inundated with more than 100 campaign ads since March -- much more than in other parts of the United States, according to a new study from the Wisconsin Advertising Project at the… Continue watching