Jan 29 Watch Campaigns Deny Claims of Internet Story A Web site created a stir by publishing a story claiming Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., had plans to use a purported Islamist upbringing of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., against him in her presidential campaign. Experts discuss the struggle to separate… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch Voice of America Adjusts to Changing Global Market As the Voice of America celebrates its 65th anniversary in February, the network has markedly different goals and audiences than at its inception. Jeffrey Brown reports on the evolution of the media outlet. Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch Editorial Page Editors Respond to State of the Union Address President Bush's State of the Union address on Tuesday was met with varied reaction from around the country. Jeffrey Brown speaks with three regional editorial page editors for a sample of local reaction to the address. Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch Former Speechwriters Describe State of Union Drafting Process President Bush's team of writers have been working hard to finish the final draft of the State of the Union address. Ray Suarez talks with two former Presidential speechwriters about the process of crafting a State of the Union address. Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch Presidential Campaigns Explore a New Medium Several presidential hopefuls, including New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, have used the Internet to announce their candidacy. A political media expert analyzes the impact that the Internet will have on campaigns for the 2008 presidency. Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Satirist Art Buchwald Passes Away at Age 81 Washington Post columnist Art Buchwald succumbed to kidney failure at home with his family late Wednesday, but was able to spend his last year enjoying life and writing about his experiences. Here are excerpts from a March 2006 NewsHour interview… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch Libby Trial on Perjury, Obstruction Charges Set to Start Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. Libby is accused of perjury and obstruction of justice in the investigation into the leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch Apple Introduces Highly Anticipated iPhone On Tuesday, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the company's latest product, the much-anticipated iPhone, at the annual MacWorld conference in San Francisco. A business journalist talks about smartphone technology and Apple's future as a whole. Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch New Media Develops Rapidly New media products and programming developed rapidly in the past year. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at the largest media stories of 2006, including the rise of YouTube and the ongoing struggles in the newspaper business. Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch Proposals to Increase Troop Levels in Iraq Raise Questions at Home At a time when some policy-makers are calling for a drawback of combat forces from Iraq, Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona and others have called for more troops to help end the conflict. Editorial page editors from around the… Continue watching