Oct 04 Watch Essayist Clarence Page Reflects on Journalists in Movies Essayist Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune discusses the images of journalists as presented in Hollywood films. Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch Woodward Discusses New Book Critical of Administration on Iraq War Washington Post editor Bob Woodward's new book, "State of Denial", critiques the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq and how officials presented the need to go to war to the American public. Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch Newspaper Outlets Withheld Reporting on Foley E-mails Several news organizations knew months ago about the explicit messages that Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., sent to male congressional pages but decided not to report on them. One of the editors involved in the decision-making explains why. Continue watching
Oct 02 Iraqi Prime Minister Announces Peace Plan; Curfew Extended By PBS News Hour In an effort to curb the sectarian killings across Baghdad, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki presented a four-point plan after talking with Sunni and Shiite party leaders, while Iraq's parliament extended the state of emergency in the capital Monday. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch Youth, Advertisers Flock to Networking Web Sites Advertisers and employers are moving to take advantage of social networking Web sites, such as MySpace and Facebook, as the sites draw hefty numbers of users. Judy Woodruff reports on the phenomenon in the first part of a series on… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch Survey Finds Benefits, Hurdles in the Internet's Future In a new Pew Internet and American Life Project survey, leading technology thinkers, business people, and activists agreed that the Internet will will bring both great promise and problems in the year 2020. Lee Raine, the director of the Pew… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch Los Angeles Times Resists Cost-cutting Measures The board of directors of the Tribune Co., the corporate parent of the Los Angeles Times, met Thursday to discuss cuts at the newspaper. But the editorial staff is fighting back. Media experts discuss the standoff. Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch Apple Reveals New Internet Movie Service Apple Computer Inc. unveiled a new service that will allow consumers to download movies onto an iPod or a computer just as they do with music from online stores. A media expert discusses the future of digital downloading and movie… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch ABC 9-11 Television Movie Draws Criticisms over Accuracy, Politics Following ABC's airing of a docudrama about 9-11, critics argue over the fact and fiction in television docudramas. Communication and media experts discuss the docudrama phenomenon in America. Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch Newsrooms Grapple with Appropriate Level of Personality Prominent news anchors are sometimes treated as celebrities by their viewers and the media. A media columnist examines what level of personality and opinion is appropriate in news reporting. Continue watching