Jan 30 Watch Roadside Bombing Injures ABC News Anchorman Bob Woodruff A Media Unit report on the roadside bombing that severely injured ABC News anchorman Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt, followed by a discussion with a colleague of theirs. Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Oprah Retracts Support of Frey Memoir Oprah Winfrey brought James Frey, author of "A Million Little Pieces," a memoir about drug addiction, back on her show to answer charges that he lied to her and his readers by fabricating parts of the book. A cultural historian… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch Post Web Site Halts Comments Section The Washington Post's Web site recently shut down the viewer comments section of one of its weblogs after an article by the Post's ombudsman caused a flood of complaints. Continue watching
Jan 23 PBS Names New York Public Broadcasting Exec New President By PBS News Hour PBS announced Monday that Paula Kerger, an executive with more than a decade of experience working with public television in New York City, would take the helm of the national public broadcaster on March 21. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch Google Rebuffs Government Subpoena A Media Unit report examines Google's fight against a government subpoena requesting access to the search records of millions of people. Two guests discuss what the case could mean for individual privacy protection in the 21st century. Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Christian Science Monitor Reporter Kidnapped in Iraq A Media Unit report on the kidnapping of journalist Jill Carroll in Iraq. Her captors released a videotape of her on Wednesday. The kidnappers threatened to execute the 28-year-old if U.S. authorities do not release all Iraqi women in military… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch James Frey Controversy Raises Issues of Fiction in Memoirs Accusations that author James Frey fabricated parts of his memoir, "A Million Little Pieces" has sparked a controvery over publishing fiction in a memoir. Continue watching
Jan 08 High-Definition DVD Wars Take Shape By PBS News Hour In a competition reminiscent of the Betamax/VHS battle 20 years ago, two new high-definition DVD formats are set for a high-stakes showdown in 2006. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch Media’s Timing Questioned on West Virginia Mining and NSA Eavesdropping Two recent news stories have raised questions about how the media operate: the media's premature announcement that some of the workers trapped in a West Virginia coal mine were alive, and the timing of stories on domestic spying by the… Continue watching
Jan 02 Former Syrian Vice President Faces Treason Charges after TV Interview By Admin, PBS News Hour Officials in Damascus and the U.N. continued to react to the explosive allegations made by the former Syrian vice president in which he said Syrian President Bashar Assad threatened Rafik Hariri several months before Hariri was assassinated. Continue reading