Feb 04 Watergate Papers Made Public for the First Time By PBS News Hour Thousands of interview notes, memos and other material compiled by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein during their investigation of the Watergate break-in were made public for the first time Thursday. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch New Report Lists Most Underreported Stories of 2004 Terence Smith speaks with the executive director of Doctors Without Borders about the most underreported stories of 2004 and why he believes the press did not give substantial attention to these global humanitarian crises. Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch SBC and AT&T to Become Nation's Largest Telecom Firm Telecom giants SBC Communications, Inc. and AT&T announced on Sunday plans for a $16 billion merger. Two telecom analysts explain the merger and the possibility for a "wave" of similar mergers in the near future. Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Columnists Debate Ethics of Accepting Federal Funds to Promote Policies Kwame Holman reports on the recent incidents in which writers received federal funding for work related to the promotion of Bush administration proposals. Then, Gwen Ifill leads a discussion with two columnists and a media expert on the journalistic ethics… Continue watching
Jan 21 FCC Chairman Michael Powell Resigns By PBS News Hour Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell, who oversaw the passage of controversial media ownership rules among other matters, announced Friday he will leave his post in March after holding the job for four years. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch National Archives Exhibit Features Rarely Seen Photographs of U.S. Presidents An exhibition of rarely seen presidential photographs is on view at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Terence Smith speaks with historian Michael Beschloss about the stories behind the photographs and how U.S. presidents have used photography to project their… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch President Bush's Inauguration Speech Will Set Tone of Second Term Margaret Warner talks with former presidential speech writers about the challenges of crafting a second-term inaugural speech… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Presidential Inaugurations Have Storied Past On the eve of President Bush's second inauguration, correspondent Terence Smith takes a historical look at presidential inaugurations. Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch Media Credibility Gap Recent high-profile media failures and blunders have tainted Americans' views of journalism. Terence Smith leads a discussion on how these scandals and lapses in journalistic judgment impact the public's perception of the news media. Continue watching
Jan 10 CBS Ousts Four Executives Over Disputed 60 Minutes Report By PBS News Hour CBS News forced three staffers to resign and fired a fourth Monday following the release of an independent review into a disputed 60 Minutes Wednesday report about President Bush's National Guard service. Continue reading