Apr 04 Watch Newsmaker: Chinese Ambassador to the United States Yang Jiechi China's ambassador talks about the surveillance plane standoff. Continue watching
Apr 03 U.S. Officials Meet with Crew of Downed Spy Plane The first U.S. contact with the 24 crew members came amid a continuing war of allegations with China over the status of the top-secret aircraft. Continue reading
Apr 03 Top Management Fired At Russia’s Troubled NTV Russia's state-controlled gas company Tuesday fired the board of directors at NTV, the country's only nationwide independent television station, the latest volley in a continuing battle over the station's future. Continue reading
Apr 03 Media Recount: Bush Won the 2000 Election By News Desk 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. Continue reading
Apr 02 Watch International Incident: U.S.-China Spy Plane Standoff An international standoff continues over a U.S. spy plane grounded in China and its 24 crew members. Two U.S. defense experts discuss the situation. Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch The Fight Over Rights Freelance writer Jonathan Tasini and attorney Bruce Keller examine the content rights case that is bound for the Supreme Court. Continue watching
Mar 22 Senate Votes to Curb Campaign Ad Costs The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to require television stations to charge their lowest advertising rates for political ads. Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch Profits and the Press 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. Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch Reevaluating China-U.S. Relations President Bush said during his campaign that he views the U.S. relationship with China as competitive, not as the "strategic partnership" envisioned by the Clinton administration. After a background report, three analysts discuss a plan to sell strategic weapons to… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch Giving it Away: Free Newspapers Will the rise of free newspapers help the industry hold on to readers? Terence Smith reports. Continue watching