Jul 03 FCC Releases New Media Ownership Rules The Federal Communications Commission late Wednesday published its final report on the revised media ownership rules, even as lawmakers and consumer rights groups announced various plans aimed at making sure the new rules never take effect. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch Editorial Views: Elusive Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq Terence Smith discusses the importance of the thus far unsuccessful search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq with four editorial page writers from across the country. Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch Russian Media Crackdown Terence Smith discusses the recent closure of Russia's last independent TV broadcaster, TVS, and the Russian parliament's proposed bill to restrict press coverage of the upcoming elections with Ellen Mickiewicz and Yevgeny Kiselyov. Continue watching
Jun 30 BBC Reporter Threatens to Sue British Minister for Libel BBC correspondent Andrew Gilligan said he would sue Phil Woolas, the Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, over the allegation that he "misled" a parliamentary inquiry into Prime Minister Tony Blair's intelligence to make its case for the Iraq… Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch Editorial Views Terence Smith gauges the public's reaction to the Supreme Court's affirmative action decisions with four editorial page editors from across the country. Continue watching
Jun 23 Russia’s Largest Private TV Station Shuts Down The Russian Media Ministry ended broadcasts of financially troubled TVS, the country's last independent national television station, and replaced it with a new state-run sports channel. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch Junk E-mail and Spam Wars Junk e-mail, known commonly as spam, continues to flood inboxes throughout the country. Terence Smith examines the continued effort to block the deluge of unwanted e-mail. Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch Beaming Back Iranian officials are blaming U.S.-based pro-democracy broadcasts for recent demonstrations in Tehran. KCET Los Angeles Correspondent Saul Gonzalez visited these broadcasters: Iranian exiles pushing for regime change at home. Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch Multimedia Appeal: Jessica Lynch News and entertainment outlets are competing for the first interview with rescued prisoner of war Jessica Lynch. Terence Smith reports on CBS's multimedia plan to tell her story. Then, Ray Suarez follows up with Tammy Haddad, a media consultant and… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch Making a Free Press in Iraq Terence Smith gets an update on efforts to create a free press in Iraq and a view of the current changes in the Iraqi media from Deborah Amos, an NPR News correspondent reporting from Baghdad, and David Hoffman, president of… Continue watching