Oct 07 Watch Blurring the Lines Terence Smith focuses on the melding of politics and entertainment in this election season. Continue watching
Oct 05 First Presidential Debate Draws Large Audience The first presidential debate between President George W. Bush and Democratic candidate Sen. John Kerry proved to be "must-see" TV for nearly 63 million viewers, an increase of more than 26 percent from the first presidential debate in 2000. Continue reading
Sep 28 Post Columnist Sparks Media Ethics Debate, Criticism By PBS News Hour Washington Post reporter and columnist David S. Broder's charge of a decline in journalistic standards in covering both the presidential campaign and other newsroom scandals has prompted a wave of negative reactions from media critics and bloggers. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi In an exclusive interview, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi discusses the recent hostage situation in Iraq, the media's portrayal of the war-torn nation and the upcoming elections in January. Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch CBS Fined Record Amount for Superbowl Halftime Broadcast Is over-the-air programming too offensive? Terence Smith leads a debate over whether the government should enact tougher laws against over-the-air programming deemed indecent. Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch The Candidates’ Advertising War In presidential campaign history there has never been a more expensive advertising war than this year. With nearly six weeks to go before Election Day, Media Correspondent Terence Smith discusses the campaign advertising strategies with two media experts. Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch CBS Admitted it Erred in 60 Minutes Report CBS News announced that the network could no longer vouch for the authenticity of the memos and that the source who gave the documents to CBS -- Bill Burkett -- admitted to willfully deceiving CBS News. The network said it… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch Media Investigates Authenticity of Memos Released by CBS Several document experts have raised questions about the authenticity of memos CBS News anchor Dan Rather cited in a 60 Minutes report about President Bush's Vietnam-era service. Terence Smith speaks with two media experts about the investigation into the documents'… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch Presidential Candidates Criticize Each Other’s Political Stands As Election Day approaches, President Bush and Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., criticize each other's spending records and proposals in their almost daily campaign appearances. An expert examines the accuracy of the candidates' claims in several of their… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch Parsing Polls Two recent polls showed President Bush with a double-digit lead over Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., while others had the two contenders in a statistical dead heat. A columnist and pollster discuss how voters should view the divergent surveys. Continue watching