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Media correspondent Terence Smith discusses the media-sponsored recount of Florida presidential votes with Mark Seibel, managing editor of the Miami Herald.

More than three months after Democrat Al Gore conceded the contested 2000 election, an independent hand recount of Florida's ballots released Tuesday says he would have lost anyway, even if officials would have allowed the hand count he requested.

The publisher of the San Jose Mercury News resigned this week after its corporate owners announced increased profit targets. After a background report, a panel discusses the resignation and media companies' increased emphasis on the bottom line.