Jun 02 FCC Votes to Ease Key Limits on Media Ownership The Federal Communications Commission on Monday voted 3-2 along party lines to ease a number of media ownership restrictions, despite concerns the action will limit diversity and alternative voices in the media. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch Michael Powell Following a background report about the FCC's historic vote Monday, the FCC chairman discusses his agency's decision to relax media ownership rules, a move he says will make the regulations "match the times."… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch Sen. Byron Dorgan on the FCC’s New Rules The North Dakota Democrat explains why he opposes the FCC's new rules, which he says will spark "an orgy" of mergers and acquisitions. Continue watching
May 28 Watch American Soldiers in Iraq: In the Crosshairs A series of recent attacks in western Baghdad has left one American soldier dead and five injured. Margaret Warner discusses security concerns in Iraq with Patrick Tyler, a New York Times correspondent in Baghdad. Continue watching
May 28 Watch Shock Waves Over Former New York Times Reporter Jayson Blair The controversy over former New York Times reporter Jayson Blair's plagiarized and fabricated stories has caused upheaval within the paper and has reverberated in newsrooms across the country. Continue watching
May 27 Two U.S. Soldiers Killed, Nine Wounded in Iraq Firefight Two U.S. soldiers were killed and nine injured Tuesday after a "hostile force of unknown size" attacked an Army unit in the Iraqi city of Fallujah with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. Continue reading
May 26 Watch Selling Books Hard times have hit book publishers. Terence Smith reports on recent trends within the book publishing industry. Continue watching
May 23 Senators Resume Debate Over Media Ownership The Senate Commerce Committee continued to debate media ownership regulations Thursday, as the Federal Communications Commission prepared to vote on a massive overhaul of the rules early next month. Continue reading
May 23 Watch Fairway Frenzy: Annika Sorenstam Annika Sorenstam became the first woman to play in a Professional Golf Association tour event in 58 years. Margaret Warner talks about Sorenstam and her performance thus far with Sally Jenkins, a sports columnist for The Washington Post. Continue watching
May 23 Watch Managing President Bush’s Message The resignation of White House press secretary Ari Fleischer and President Bush's recent historic landing on the carrier Abraham Lincoln have drawn attention to the way the president's image is presented to the press. Terence Smith gets some perspective from… Continue watching