Jun 12 Veteran Broadcast Journalist David Brinkley Dies at 82 Veteran reporter and anchor David Brinkley died at the age of 82 Wednesday night at his home in Houston, TX after suffering complications from a fall. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch In Memoriam: David Brinkley Veteran news anchor David Brinkley died at his home in Houston on Wednesday. Terence Smith speaks with former NewsHour co-anchor Robert MacNeil about his work with the late journalist. Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch Update: On the Ground in Iraq Paul Bremer, the American civilian administrator in Iraq, testified before the House Armed Services Committee on the security of U.S. troops in the country. Ray Suarez discusses the recent violence in Iraq with Ivan Watson, a news correspondent for National… Continue watching
Jun 12 Watch In Memoriam: Gregory Peck Actor Gregory Peck died overnight in Los Angeles. Highlights in his long movie career included the films "Moby Dick," "Roman Holiday" and "To Kill a Mockingbird," for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor. Continue watching
Jun 11 Pulitzer Prize Board Reviews Reporter’s 1932 Award The Pulitzer Prize Board announced Tuesday it would reconsider the 1932 award given to New York Times Moscow correspondent Walter Duranty, accused of deliberately not reporting the "forced famine" in Ukraine during the regime of Josef Stalin. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch Saving Private Lynch Terence Smith discusses whether the American media too willingly accepted the story of the rescue of Private Jessica Lynch as presented by the Pentagon. Continue watching
Jun 06 U.S. to Pull Back Troops From Korean Border The U.S. military will pull thousands of troops back from the Korean peninsula's "demilitarized zone" or "DMZ," the dividing line between North Korea and South Korea, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch North Korea: Blunt Talk U.S. troops will pull back from the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea. Margaret Warner talks with two members of the congressional delegation that returned from North Korea just prior to that announcement, Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Penn.) and Rep. Continue watching
Jun 05 NY Times Executive, Managing Editors Resign New York Times Executive Editor Howell Raines and Managing Editor Gerald Boyd resigned from their posts Thursday in the wake of a damaging plagiarism scandal and amid lingering worries about the newspaper's management style and work atmosphere. Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch New York Times: Troubled Times New York Times Executive Editor Howell Raines and Managing Editor Gerald Boyd resigned from their posts in the wake of a damaging plagiarism scandal and criticisms about the newspaper's management style. Terence Smith examines whether the resignations will restore confidence… Continue watching