Oct 20 Sinclair Pulls Back From Airing Anti-Kerry Film By Admin Amid growing political, legal and financial pressure, Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. late Tuesday revised its plan to broadcast a documentary critical of Sen. John Kerry's anti-Vietnam war activities. Continue reading
Oct 19 Reporter Fired for Publicly Criticizing Plans to Air Anti-Kerry Documentary Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. fired its Washington bureau chief late Monday after the reporter publicly objected to the company's plan to air a documentary attacking Sen. John Kerry's anti-Vietnam war activities this week. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch Journalists Increasingly Face Dangers Reporting in Iraq Reporters face life-threatening risks covering stories in conflicted Iraq. Terence Smith talks with Brian Rooney of ABC News, Rajiv Chandrasekaran of The Washington Post and Brian Bennett of Time magazine about the dangers and challenges of reporting from Iraq. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch Sinclair Under Fire for Decision to Air Anti-Senator Kerry Film Democratic senators are campaigning for a probe into Sinclair Broadcast Group's decision to air an anti-Senator Kerry documentary weeks before the election. Vice president of the Sinclair Broadcasting Group, Inc., and a senior adviser to the Democratic National Committee, join… Continue watching
Oct 07 New York Times Reporter Held in Contempt in CIA Leaks Probe A federal judge found New York Times reporter Judith Miller in contempt Thursday for refusing to divulge confidential sources to prosecutors investigating who leaked the name of a CIA operative to several Washington, D.C. reporters. Continue reading
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