Media

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Tom Fenton: "Bad News" (ReganBooks)

March 7, 2005

A veteran foreign correspondent who retired from CBS News last year criticizes US news organizations - especially TV networks - for not doing enough to keep Americans informed about events overseas.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2004-08-24/confidential-sources

Confidential Sources

August 24, 2004

In two high profile cases this summer, reporters have been found in contempt of court for refusing to identify their sources. We'll look what happens when a journalist's pledge to keep a source confidential runs up against a prosecutor's...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2004-08-05/jack-germond-fat-man-fed-random-house

Jack Germond: "Fat Man Fed Up" (Random House)

August 5, 2004

A veteran political journalist discusses his growing frustration with both American politics and the media.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2004-07-02/pamela-constable-fragments-grace-brasseys

Pamela Constable: "Fragments of Grace" (Brassey's)

July 2, 2004

Washington Post correspondent Pamela Constable has been reporting from some of the world's hottest hotspots for years -- most recently from Afghanistan and Iraq. She talks about what drew her to such a dangerous line of work, and what she...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2004-06-04/tim-russert-big-russ-and-me-miramax

Tim Russert: "Big Russ and Me" (Miramax)

June 4, 2004

The host of "Meet the Press" writes about growing up in Buffalo and lessons learned from his father.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2004-05-21/bob-edwards-edward-r-murrow-and-birth-broadcast-journalism-wiley

Bob Edwards: "Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism" (Wiley)

May 21, 2004

One of America's best-known broadcasters examines the life and legacy of this country's first and perhaps greatest broadcaster.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2004-04-21/anna-quindlen-loud-and-clear-random-house

Anna Quindlen: "Loud and Clear" (Random House)

April 21, 2004

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Anna Quindlen shares her views on the state of journalism and a range of issues from politics to family life.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2004-01-23/ken-auletta-backstory-penguin-press

Ken Auletta: "Backstory" (The Penguin Press)

January 23, 2004

Ken Auletta has been called "America's premier media critic." Since 1992 he's written the "Annals of Communications" column for The New Yorker. His latest book, "Backstory" is a collection of his columns, revised...

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2003-07-31/bbc-controversy

BBC Controversy

July 31, 2003

The British Broadcasting Corporation is coming under increasing fire for an Iraqi weapons report that aired in May. A panel discusses the role of the BBC, patriotism and the press.

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2003-07-09/politics-and-internet

Politics and the Internet

July 9, 2003

A panel talks about the growth of political activism, organizing, fundraising, and campaigning online, and what it could mean in the fall of 2004.

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