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
Dec 29 Watch TV-On-Demand Technology Recent advancements in television technology that give viewers control over watching television programs on their own schedule and on portable devices are revolutionizing the way networks distribute their programs. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Reporting Sensitive Information Two guests discuss publishing news stories that contain sensitive intelligence information including recent stories by the New York Times and the Washington Post that some say could threaten national security. Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch PBS Ombudsman PBS hired Michael Getler, a former ombudsman for the Washington Post, to serve as its first ombudsman. Continue watching