Dec 11 Watch Talking on the Web AT&T, Time Warner and Qwest all announced initiatives this week to offer long distance and local calling service using Internet technology. Ray Suarez discusses this cutting-edge telecommunications technology with Slate Magazine Media and Technology columnist David Bennahum. Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch Gay Marriage in Massachusetts Massachusetts' highest court last month ruled in a 4-3 decision that the state's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional and ordered the state legislature to come up with a solution within 180 days. The state's ruling has brought the legal… Continue watching
Nov 26 U.S. Accuses Two Popular Arab Networks of Working With Iraqi Insurgents Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday alleged that two leading Arab-language TV networks, Al-Arabiya and Al-Jazeera, were cooperating with insurgents in Iraq by videotaping attacks against coalition troops. Continue reading
Nov 25 White House, Congress Reach Compromise on FCC Rule Congress and the White House reached a compromise Monday night in an effort to avoid a presidential veto of a measure that would have rolled back a decision by the Federal Communications Commission to relax a key media ownership rule. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch Bob Schieffer on the Kennedy Assassination In this extended interview from "JFK: Breaking the News," Bob Schieffer, currently moderator of the CBS public affairs program "Face the Nation," reflects on his experience covering the assassination of President Kennedy as a reporter for the Forth Worth Star-Telegram… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch Jim Lehrer on the Kennedy Assassination In this extended interview from "JFK: Breaking the News," NewsHour anchor Jim Lehrer discusses his experiences covering the assassination of President Kennedy as a newspaper reporter for the Dallas Times Herald. Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch Eddie Barker on the Kennedy Assassination In this extended interview from "JFK: Breaking the News," Eddie Barker, former news director for the CBS television and radio affiliates in Dallas, relays his experiences covering the assassination of President Kennedy as a local newsman. Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch Gays on TV A day after Massachusetts' highest court rules against the ban on same-sex marriages, Terence Smith examines the proliferation -- and popularity -- of gay and lesbian-oriented television shows, and what this new trend in American television suggests about public attitudes… Continue watching
Nov 14 Pentagon Limits Media Access to Funerals The Pentagon has ordered officials at Arlington National Cemetery to enforce rules limiting press coverage of funerals by distancing reporters from graveside services. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch Tabloid Backlash? In light of the current rape trial of basketball star Kobe Bryant, Terence Smith examines the ubiquity of tabloid-style journalism and its impact on mainstream coverage. Continue watching