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
Sep 08 Watch William Buckley Discusses Politics, Journalism William F. Buckley Jr. at the age of 78 has stepped down from his role as editor of the National Review, the conservative magazine he founded nearly a half century ago. Terence Smith talks with Buckley about today's politics and… Continue watching
Sep 07 Broadcast Networks Draw Fire, Fewer Viewers for Conventions By PBS News Hour Broadcast networks drew a lower audience than Fox News cable channel throughout the Republican National Convention, prompting news executives and media critics to reflect on network convention coverage and its impact on future campaign reporting. Continue reading
Sep 02 Media Notebook on the Republican National Convention NewsHour media correspondent Terence Smith, reporting from the Republican National Convention in New York City, describes coverage of the event and media issues from the campaign trail. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch Public Opinion on the Economy A recent poll indicates that voters are largely dissatisfied with economic conditions, despite new figures showing improved growth. The majority fault President Bush's stewardship of the economy, according to the Pew Research Center survey released this month. Terence Smith examines… Continue watching
Aug 27 Italy Condemns Murder of Kidnapped Journalist in Iraq Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday denounced the killing of Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni, who disappeared in Iraq last week, as "an act of barbarity."… Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch Debate Flares Over Ads by Political Groups To explain the ins and outs of the 527 groups that fund the Swift boat and other attack political ads, Terence Smith speaks with Aron Pilhofer, coauthor and editor of the 527 Project at the Center For Public Integrity. Continue watching
Aug 26 Polls Show Close Presidential Race Just over two months before U.S. voters choose a new president, two new national polls show a close race and an almost evenly divided electorate. Continue reading
Aug 24 Contempt Orders Dropped After Time Reporter Agrees to Testify in CIA Leak Case Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper gave a deposition to special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald in the federal investigation into the alleged leaking of a clandestine CIA agent's name to the media, Time magazine announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Aug 19 Five Reporters Held in Contempt in Wen Ho Lee Case A federal judge held five reporters in contempt Wednesday for refusing to name confidential sources for their stories on Wen Ho Lee, the former Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory scientist who was the prime suspect in a Chinese espionage investigation. Continue reading