May 02 Watch Business Experts Analyze Murdoch’s Bid for Dow Jones Rupert Murdoch's NewsCorp. made a $5 billion offer Tuesday to acquire Dow Jones and its newspaper, the Wall Street Journal. A business analyst and a journalist discuss the offer's impact. Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch Journalist Halberstam, Chronicler of Vietnam War, Dies at 73 David Halberstam, the Pulitzer Prize-winner author and reporter who wrote about the Vietnam War, died in a car crash Monday at the age of 73. Writer Gay Talese discusses his impact on journalism. Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch Rutgers Players Agree to Meet with Imus, Condemn His Remarks Although the Rutgers University women's basketball team has agreed to meet with radio and television talk show host Don Imus, its players and coach expressed anger Tuesday over his racially tinged comments about them. Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch Columnists React to Don Imus’ Remarks About Rutgers Players Radio and television talk show host Don Imus apologized for making disparaging remarks about black players on the Rutgers women's basketball team, but the public outcry has continued. Two columnists offer their views on the issue. Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch Tribune Accepts $8.2 Billion Bid from Real Estate Mogul The Tribune Co. on Monday accepted an $8.2 billion buyout offer from Chicago real estate investor Sam Zell. The NewsHour takes a look at the potential impact of the sale on the media company and newspaper industry. Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch Editors Gauge Impact of Attorney Firings on Gonzales Following the firings of eight U.S. attorneys and the revelations of possible White House ties, four editorial page editors give their opinions on the fallout and impacts on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch Justice Department Reopens Civil Rights Cases The Justice Department has decided to prosecute about a dozen civil rights cases that are decades old. A guest explains why. Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch Dangerous Conditions Constrain Journalism in Iraq As security conditions have deteriorated in Iraq, the country has become the most dangerous in the world for journalists, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Two veteran reporters discuss the challenges of getting the story amid the violence. Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch Viacom Sues YouTube for Copyright Infringement Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. sued video-sharing Web site YouTube for more than $1 billion Tuesday for copyright infringement. Google, which now owns YouTube, said it was confident the site respects copyrights. A law professor discusses the case. Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch Essayist Considers the Power of War Photography NewsHour Essayist Roger Rosenblatt reflects on the power of a single war photo - this one of a Palestinian boy from Monday's New York Times front page. Continue watching