Nov 07 Watch Newspaper Editor Discusses Voter Turnout in Tennessee Analysts say the results of the close Tennessee Senate race depends on voter turnout, especially black and undecided suburban voters. A Tennessee editor discusses the issue of getting people to the polls. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Television Show Aims to Inform Kids About Politics Linda Ellerbee hosts a current events news magazine program on Nickelodeon for kids. She has used this outlet to inform children about campaign news and this year's midterm election. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Ads Charge Opponents with Loose Morals, Fiscal Failures and Perversion With the midterm election approaching and control of Congress at stake, bitterly-fought campaigns have led to a number of controversial negative ads making the news. Analysts discuss the impact of charges of emotional pandering, financial chicanery and loose morals. Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch NBC Universal Undergoes Restructuring That Will Cut 700 at the Network NBC Universal announced Thursday that it would shift spending from tradition broadcast TV to digital entertainment. It will cut 700 jobs because of this restructuring. A media consultant discusses changing times in the media world. Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch Campaign Ads Focus on Iraq, Immigration, Ethics With the midterm elections nearing, campaign ads are filling the airwaves and promoting candidates' positions on various issues including the Iraq war and immigration. A political expert describes the strategies behind the ads. Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch Books Written on the War in Iraq and on President Bush Will Impact History Numerous books written by journalists have been published on the war in Iraq and on President Bush. A journalist and two historians discuss the impact these writings will have on historical accounts. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Controversial Turkish Novelist Wins Nobel Prize in Literature Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, who was prosecuted by the Turkish government for commenting on the genocide of Armenians during World War I, was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for his novels on modern life in Turkey. Pamuk discusses… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Google Pays $1.65 Billion for Popular Video Web Site YouTube Google announced this week that it will pay $1.65 billion in stock for the popular video repository and search engine YouTube. Technology and financial analysts discuss the implications of the ground-breaking deal for the future of the Internet. Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch Sudanese Government Drops Spy Charges, Releases American Journalist On August 6, Chicago Tribune correspondent Paul Salopek and two assistants were jailed by the Sudanese government for more than a month on charges of spying before officials dropped the charges. Salopek discusses his detention and coverage of the crisis… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch Russian Human Rights Journalist Murdered in Moscow Anna Politkovskaya, known for her reporting of human rights abuses by the Russian military and the plight of civilians in Chechnya, was gunned down Saturday in Moscow. Colleague Nina Ognianova discusses the murder and reflects on Politkovskaya's career in journalism. Continue watching