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
May 13 Watch Essay: Reality TV Essayist Clarence Page of The Chicago Tribune considers the television coverage of the war in Iraq. Continue watching
May 12 Watch New York Times: Management Failure? In the wake of the New York Times' trouble with plagiarism, Terence Smith reports on how newspapers can prevent such fraud and fabrication on a grand scale. Continue watching
May 09 Watch New York Times: The Search for Truth Media Corespondent Terence Smith speaks to New York Times Executive Editor Howell Raines about the resignation of former reporter Jayson Blair amid charges of plagiarism, and how his paper is handling the situation. Continue watching
May 06 Watch Essay: In Other News Essayist Roger Rosenblatt looks at what else was going on while we were watching the Iraq war. Continue watching
May 02 Recording Industry Settles with Students in File-Swapping Suit The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Thursday reached settlements with the four students sued for operating music file-swapping networks at three U.S. universities. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch Welcome to the Blogosphere Web logs, or "blogs," are personal, online journals - and one of the fastest growing trends on the Internet. Terence Smith explores the motivation behind blogging and whether blogs represent the future of journalism. Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch Music Copyright Angst The Recording Industry Association of America sued four students earlier this month, alleging they operated music-sharing Web sites. Terence Smith reports on the entertainment industry's efforts to stop the downloading of copyrighted music and film from the Internet. Continue watching