Inside Thirteen blogger: Bob Morris, Producer
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Frontline
June 10th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
The New York Times reported yesterday that the The Los Angeles Times has made plans to transfer control of its monthly magazine from its newsroom to its business operations …
June 10th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Reporter Rick Karr presents a special online report on the news that the government will be infiltrating popular online role-playing communities such as Second Life and World of Warcraft. Watch the video below (if you don’t need a primer on what an MMORPG is, then skip to 1:25 min. in, where the real info starts).
June 10th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Before Big Brown’s heartbreaking last-place finish in the Belmont Stakes last weekend, Charlie Rose visited the contender’s barn and spoke to his trainer, owner, and jockey about the horse’s chance to become the first thoroughbred to capture the Triple Crown since 1978.
Bill Moyers Journal
June 10th, 2008 at 10:41 am
In this week’s Bill Moyers Journal, Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Ron Walters discussed how race has affected the presidential election process and the media’s coverage thereof. Weigh in on the …
NewsHour
June 10th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Truck drivers in Spain and Portugal blocked roads Monday to protest soaring global fuel prices, which also caused the national average price of gasoline in the United States to rise …
Wide Angle
June 10th, 2008 at 10:31 am
As China’s two-day National College Entrance Exam — known as gaokao – begins, a swirl of activity is planned to ensure the best possible conditions for students to take the test that will determine their professional tracks within Chinese society. Do you think students should be expelled for cheating on their exams? What do you think of China’s “zero tolerance approach? Join the discussion on Wide Angle.
Bill Moyers Journal
June 9th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
At the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis last weekend, Bill Moyers (one of the featured speakers at the event) was questioned by one of Bill O’Reilly’s producers. See video:
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
June 9th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
No recent Republican has won the presidency without the help of evangelical Christian voters, according to NOW on PBS “God and Politics 2008.” Sen. John McCain has been busy …
NewsHour
June 9th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Ending her run for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton told supporters Saturday it was time to rally around her long-time opponent Sen. Barack Obama to ensure a Democrat is elected to the White House this fall. See the full report on NewsHour.
NewsHour/Nightly Business Report
June 9th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
On Friday, June 6, oil prices went past $138 dollars per barrel, and today retreated only slightly, while gas prices today rose above $4/gallon for the first time. See coverage and analysis at both Nightly Business Report and NewsHour.
The Waterfalls and New York City
Home Delivery: The Cases of Japan and Scandinavia
The Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition, Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling, surveys the past, present and future of the...
Randi Weingarten Elected AFT President
Randi Weingarten was elected president of the American Federation of Teachers in Chicago on July 14, 2008. The following is...
