Jun 02 Watch Michael Powell Following a background report about the FCC's historic vote Monday, the FCC chairman discusses his agency's decision to relax media ownership rules, a move he says will make the regulations "match the times."… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch Sen. Byron Dorgan on the FCC's New Rules The North Dakota Democrat explains why he opposes the FCC's new rules, which he says will spark "an orgy" of mergers and acquisitions. Continue watching
May 28 Watch Shock Waves Over Former New York Times Reporter Jayson Blair The controversy over former New York Times reporter Jayson Blair's plagiarized and fabricated stories has caused upheaval within the paper and has reverberated in newsrooms across the country. Continue watching
May 26 Watch Selling Books Hard times have hit book publishers. Terence Smith reports on recent trends within the book publishing industry. Continue watching
May 23 Senators Resume Debate Over Media Ownership The Senate Commerce Committee continued to debate media ownership regulations Thursday, as the Federal Communications Commission prepared to vote on a massive overhaul of the rules early next month. Continue reading
May 23 Watch Managing President Bush's Message The resignation of White House press secretary Ari Fleischer and President Bush's recent historic landing on the carrier Abraham Lincoln have drawn attention to the way the president's image is presented to the press. Terence Smith gets some perspective from… Continue watching
May 22 Watch Tom Friedman's Iraq Journal Jim Lehrer talks with New York Times Columnist Tom Friedman about his recent trip to Iraq. Continue watching
May 16 FCC Chairman Denies Requests to Postpone Vote Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell on Thursday said he would proceed with the June 2 vote to revise media ownership restrictions, declining a request by two commissioners for a one-month delay. Continue reading
May 15 Watch Showdown at the FCC: Media Companies Expansion The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote on changes that would make it easier for large media companies to expand further. Terence Smith hosts a debate between Gene Kimmelman of the Consumers Union and B. Robert Okun, vice president… Continue watching
May 13 Senators Examine Media Ownership Ahead of FCC Ruling Senators on Tuesday urged the Federal Communications Commission to use caution as the agency prepared for a final vote on June 2 on whether to ease media ownership regulations. Continue reading