“Trying to track the unproven innuendoes and conspiracies in a Michael Moore film or book is as futile as trying to count ...
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July 27, 2004
WHUT in Washington, D.C., just launched its first pledge drive in eight years. “Our attitude is that every dollar we raise through ...
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July 26, 2004
“By default, documentary filmmakers are put in a dissident position because we are being critical of what’s happening in the world,” says ...
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July 26, 2004
Lehrer tells Brokaw, Jennings and Rather: “You guys are a hell of a lot more important than your bosses are willing to ...
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July 26, 2004
Microsoft is considering selling Slate, its online magazine, according to the Washington Post and New York Times. NPR partners with Slate to produce Day to Day, its midday newsmag.
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July 23, 2004
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved today a bill that would allow for more low-power FM stations.
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July 22, 2004
Bob Edwards declined to tell the (White River Junction, Vt.) Valley News whether he’ll return to NPR after his book tour ends in two ...
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July 22, 2004
After a $12,000 travel spree charged to the credit cards of public TV donors in North Carolina, a former temp for UNC-TV ...
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July 21, 2004
Contrary to reports in August’s Vanity Fair, Bob Edwards is not shrinking. A miscommunication led the glossy monthly to list the 6’4 Edwards as ...
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July 21, 2004
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation meets Thursday to consider Sen. John McCain’s low-power FM bill.
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July 20, 2004
In a content analysis of WTTW’s flagship series Chicago Tonight, the activist group Chicago Media Action determined that more than half of the stories ...
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July 20, 2004
Thomas Madigan, who produced an Emmy-winning PBS documentary, died at the age of 85, reports the New York Times. Madigan also oversaw corporate underwriting ...
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July 19, 2004
Democracy Now host Amy Goodman in Clamor Magazine, addressing the media’s reporting on the Iraq War: “And now that we know they got it wrong — ...
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July 19, 2004
The Senate Commerce Committee will vote Tuesday on Sen. John McCain’s low-power FM bill, reports Radio World. McCain’s bill would remove most third-adjacent protections ...
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July 16, 2004
The Star-Telegram analyzes the press tour spin on why PBS gave a new show to CNN host Tucker Carlson. (Registration required.)