May 13 Watch Senate Debates Government Sens. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., and John Kerry, D-Mass., introduced legislation to require video news releases, or VNRs, to be be clearly labeled as coming from the government. Jeffrey Brown examines the debate on Capitol Hill and the conflicting opinions over… Continue watching
May 09 New York Times Panel Issues Recommendations to Boost Credibility By PBS News Hour An internal committee at The New York Times has recommended a number of steps to improve readers' trust in the newspaper. Continue reading
May 04 U.S. Broadcast Industry By PBS News Hour On Christmas Eve 1906, Canadian inventor Reginald Fessenden conducted the first radio broadcast in history, sending a recording of Handel's Largo, Christian hymns and a "Merry Christmas" to United Fruit Co. boats in the Atlantic Ocean. Continue reading
May 04 The Future and Past of Broadcast Radio By PBS News Hour Spanish talk shows, eclectic music mixes, and entertaining ads were not the common fare on American broadcast radio just a few years ago. Continue reading
May 04 Watch World Press Photo’s 2004 Exhibition of Best Photojournalism Opens in New York The World Press Photo's exhibition of the best photojournalism of 2004 is now open at the U.N. headquarters in New York and will travel to 85 cities around the world in the coming year. Media correspondent Jeffrey Brown speaks with… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch The New Presidential Library Showcases Legacy of Abraham Lincoln A tour of the new high-tech Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois dedicated to the life and presidency of the nation's 16th president. Continue watching
Apr 14 FCC Warns Broadcasters to Identify Source of Video News Releases By PBS News Hour Responding to public criticism over government-sponsored videos, the Federal Communications Commission reminded broadcasters Wednesday that they must disclose the origins of material that their audiences are viewing. Continue reading
Apr 06 First Ombudsmen Named to Critique Public TV, Radio By PBS News Hour The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which oversees National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, on Tuesday named two veteran journalists as its first two ombudsmen to critique the work of public radio and television. Continue reading
Apr 05 ABC News Anchor Peter Jennings Diagnosed With Lung Cancer By PBS News Hour ABC News anchor Peter Jennings, the only of the "Big Three" veteran network anchors not to have recently retired from the post, has been diagnosed with lung cancer but plans to keep working through chemotherapy treatment, the network said Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch Extended Interview: Washington Post Executive Editor Len Downie In the following extended interview, Len Downie, the executive editor of The Washington Post, discusses the factors contributing to the steady decline in newspaper readership and how the Post intends to counter that industry trend. Continue watching