Oct 01 U.S. Must Work to Improve Image Abroad, Panel Finds The United States must dramatically transform its public diplomacy system to overcome growing anti-American sentiments abroad, according to a report released Wednesday by an advisory group appointed by the Bush administration. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch In the Shadows The Justice Department announced that it would launch an investigation into who disclosed the identity of a covert CIA agent, a leak the Washington Post reported occurred when unidentified White House officials called at least six journalists with the information. Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch In Memoriam: George Plimpton Writer and editor George Plimpton died last night at age 76. Jeffrey Brown looks at his career with Michael Dirda, senior editor of The Washington Post's Book World. Continue watching
Sep 24 Iraqi Governing Council Bans Two Arab Networks The U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council late Tuesday temporarily banned the Arab world's two leading news organizations from covering official events, accusing both of promoting violence. Continue reading
Sep 22 U.S. Military Clears Soldiers in Cameraman’s Death U.S. soldiers acted within the rules of engagement when they shot and killed an award-winning Reuters cameraman Aug. 17 on the outskirts of Baghdad, a U.S. Army officer told the Associated Press on Monday. Continue reading
Sep 22 FCC Approves Merger of Spanish-Language Media Companies The Federal Communications Commission on Monday approved the $3.1 billion merger of Univision, the nation's largest Spanish-language television network, and the Hispanic Broadcasting Corp., the nation's largest Spanish-language radio network. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch CBS Sports President Sean McManus CBS Sports President Sean McManus discusses the surge in demand for broadcast sports, why football is the most profitable venue for television, the migration of televised sports from broadcast to cable networks, and new strategies to capture the attention of… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch ESPN and ABC Sports President George Bodenheimer George Bodenheimer, president of ESPN and ABC Sports, discusses how his networks score major advertising contracts and capture new viewers of extensive sports programming. Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch Changing the Game Big money is changing the presentation of sports on television, and in some cases, the sports themselves. Terence Smith looks at the changing world of televised sports, and why the traditional "stick-and-ball" sports, like baseball and basketball, have migrated to… Continue watching
Sep 18 BBC Correspondent Admits Errors in Report on Iraq Intelligence A British Broadcasting Corp. radio journalist Wednesday admitted he made several errors in his report that accused Prime Minister Tony Blair's aides of "sexing up" intelligence data to bolster its case for war with Iraq. Continue reading