This week's Bill Moyers NOW - Inside the business of news, MORE...

http://www.pbs.org/now/thisweek/index.html

This week on NOW:

One of America's gleaming symbols of freedom and prosperity, Washington, DC is also home to one of the most impoverished and polluted neighborhoods in America. On the banks of the Anacostia River, the Southeast section of the nation's capital has been an environmental disaster area and a home for violence. But today a non-profit group called the Earth Conservation Corps (ECC), composed of young adults from these communities, is bringing hope to this neighborhood under siege.
http://www.pbs.org/now/society/ecc.html
http://www.pbs.org/now/society/usacorps.html
http://www.pbs.org/now/society/volunteer.html
http://www.pbs.org/now/science/eccmap.html
http://www.pbs.org/now/quiz/quiz6.html

Bill Moyers talks to Ken Auletta, heralded journalist and the best-selling author of eight books. Auletta's latest publication, "BACKSTORY: INSIDE THE BUSINESS OF NEWS," is a collection of the author's work as media correspondent for THE NEW YORKER and includes a probing look at media today - from the bitter in-fighting at THE NEW YORK TIMES; to New York's more openly brutal tabloid wars; to the corporate-consolidation of newspapers such as the LOS ANGELES TIMES, and even new revelations on the Jayson Blair scandal.
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/auletta.html

Bill Moyers and David Brancaccio sit down with Brooks Jackson, an award-winning journalist who has covered Washington and national politics for 32 years. Jackson has reported for Associated Press, the WALL STREET JOURNAL and CNN, where he pioneered the "adwatch" and "factcheck" form of stories debunking false and misleading political statements starting with the Presidential election of 1992. Currently, Jackson serves as director of Annenberg Political Fact Check, a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters. His Web site, Factcheck.org, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, is dedicated to holding candidates accountable for the dubious factual claims and outright falsehoods tossed around in the presidential campaign.
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/bjackson.html

David Brancaccio sits down with journalistic pioneer Helen Thomas, who, among many distinctions, became the first woman officer of the National Press Club, the first woman president of the White House Correspondents Association and the first woman member of the Gridiron Club and later its first woman president.
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/hthomas.html

http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/mediaresources.html

Check your local listings.
http://www.pbs.org/now/sched.html

If you miss it PBS will have RealPlayer versions on their website in a few days.

Due to globalfreepress.com server problems (temporarily not having one, hopefully that'll be resolved soon) I won't be posting mp3 or quicktime archives this week.

Hell, NOW I have to donate to PBS just cause of them.
100 hours/week of 15 year old concert footage, and 1 hour
of Moyers. But it's worth it.

(Ok, I like the old concert footage, but...maybe get something
from this decade?)

fer the headz up!!!

:kick:

Auletta is one of my favorite people when he is on Charlie Rose. He is a straight shooter. I would not want to miss Helen Thomas either. NOW is like no other show on television, with Frontline being second on PBS in revealing truth.

Thanks for composing this and I hope you stay well to keep up the good work.

in this thread....I actually forgot it was on tonight.


THANKS!!!!!!!!!

:yourock:

I always appreciate you keeping everyone reminded of the "good" shows to watch on television. Moyers has always been one of my favorites.

We have one shot only here in Asheville, NC....2pm on Sundays. We're going to buy TIVO because we sometimes forget to tape it. My latest email response was exactly like the first...automated drivel... "We appreciate your input, etc. etc."

Hopefully those in a different time zone can watch it. I also think that you can watch it on-line-- worth checking out.

:kick:

the president with the best civil rights record? Bush has gone to mars already.

That group "The Earth Conservation group" looks like a worthwhile group.

dalai

Clarks praise of BushCo was disturbing, the death of (Brian?) Teague of "The Earth Conservation group" was heartbreaking. Quite a show-catch it if you can!

My husband and I almost fell out of our chairs. I said that Auletta was probably looking around for the ghost of a previous President to be somewhere in the room, because surely Bush* would not have formed his lips to say something so outrageously untrue.

Even if it has, it needs to do it again.

Wouldn't it be great to see Bev Harris on NOW?

I appreciate the effort to check the facts that are being tossed around by candidates, but I do have one teensy gripe..

There is another "candidate" , and that one tells WHOPPERS and he does it EVERY DAY, and has been doing it now for 3 years..

While the Democratic candidates are in the news now, it hardly seems fair to "pile on" them and wait to address Mr Bush. I only wish your organization had been around sooner.. The timing of the start up seems very curious, since it's just in time to criticize Democrats who are running against the "little puppet"..

Surely you have noticed the free ride he has gotten from the media.. Here's hoping that your group will finally pay some attention to the Liar in Chief.

There is some pretty balanced articles regarding the streching of Republican 'truths'....I think that once the Democratic candidate is selected the coverage will be more balanced between whoever it is and Bush; we'll have to wait and see.

BUT.. we should not have to "wait".. Every stinking day * and Snarly Mc Snagglepuss go out (on OUR dime) and lie through their teeth.. Their words get picked up by the media and are then blasted to the public, as if it were all gospel..

No one parses their words and puts their gaffes on the front page, day after day..

The timing of the website set my radar off.. Why were they oblivious to all the republican lies over the last several years..?? I can see an "Al Gore is a Liar" type of thing being put into motion here.. Any dem will have his words researched to the max, and the repubes will get the "benefit of the doubt"..

He said they had been up and running for about 3 weeks...(just in time for the caucuses and primaries).. Too convenient for my cynical mind..

but at the same time the guy (Brooks Jackson) at the helm of this thing seems to have a history of being non-partisan and tends to go after both sides equally.....also the fact that this is being done through the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the U of P, makes me think that there may be something redeeming about the work they plan on doing.

With regard to the timing, do you not think it's a good idea to have a fact-checking site up so that Democrats can make the most informed choice when choosing in their state's primary? I think it's a good idea (and a good site), and I don't see it as Democrat bashing.

the ECC segment will break your heart.

The fooking look on Dip Shit's face when Helen nailed him on separation of church and state issues is priceless!

All in all another winner from NOW!

Helen Thomas and Ken Auletta were outstanding. Thanks for posting these Wonk. Everyone should read these. Of course it is topics that we have been discussing at DU for a couple of years now.

When Moyers asked "Are you spending a lot more time covering the Democratic speeches than others?" He said, Oh that will change in the general, it's just that they're the ones talking now.

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTT???????????? Does he not see Rumsfeld, Cheney, McLellan, and a stable of other repukes on TV daily? How about Smirky's most recent speeches. Aren't they talking now????????????????????????

Liar.

I wish we had started sooner, too.

Give us time. I don't think we'll disappoint.

--Brooks Jackson

-----Original Message-----
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To: Editor@FactCheck.org
Sent: 1/17/2004 6:57 AM
Subject: Your appearance on "Now"

I appreciate the effort to check the facts that are being tossed around
by candidates, but I do have one teensy gripe..

There is another "candidate" , and that one tells WHOPPERS and he does
it EVERY DAY, and has been doing it now for 3 years..

While the Democratic candidates are in the news now, it hardly seems
fair to "pile on" them and wait to address Mr Bush. I only wish your
organization had been around sooner.. The timing of the start up seems
very curious, since it's just in time to criticize Democrats who are
running against the "little puppet"..

Surely you have noticed the free ride he has gotten from the media..
Here's hoping that your group will finally pay some attention to the
Liar in Chief.