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

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

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

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

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

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

PBS hired Michael Getler, a former ombudsman for the Washington Post, to serve as its first ombudsman.

Continue watching

A Media Unit report on the dangers journalists around the world face when reporting in their home countries, including threats from their own governments.

Continue watching

Allegations that the U.S. military paid Iraqi newspapers to print stories favorable to the U.S. effort has sparked criticism that the military may have subverted its democratic goal for Iraq. Two media experts with opposing views debate the implications.

Continue watching

A report and discussion on the Internet search engine Google and its growing popularity…

Continue watching