Media Monitoring Public Broadcasting June 30, 2005 • Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) accuses CPB Chairman Kenneth Tomlinson of working to politicize public broadcasting at a mid-day press conference. At the session, Dorgan released CPB emails and other documents showing "raw data" from a report Tomlinson secretly commissioned to track public broadcasting shows for political content. Monitoring Public Broadcasting Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4725147/4725148" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Media CPB Memos Indicate Level of Monitoring June 30, 2005 • Kenneth Tomlinson, chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, has sought to monitor shows on public television and radio to gauge their political leanings. Documents obtained by NPR show the extent of the monitoring, conducted by a consultant hired by Tomlinson. CPB Memos Indicate Level of Monitoring Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4724317/4724337" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Law Supreme Court Won't Hear Reporters in CIA Case June 27, 2005 • Supreme Court justices decline to hear the appeals of two prominent American journalists facing jail terms. Judith Miller and Matthew Cooper face jail time on contempt charges for refusing to name sources in an investigation of a leak of a CIA agent's name. Supreme Court Won't Hear Reporters in CIA Case Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4720535/4720536" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Media House Restores $100 Million for CPB June 24, 2005 • A solid majority of the House votes to restore $100 million in funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Despite that vote, the House has eliminated more than $100 million designated for CPB in other funds for digital technology and children's programming. Also Thursday, former Republican National Committee co-chair, Patricia Harrison, is named president and chief executive of the CPB. House Restores $100 Million for CPB Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4716837/4716838" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Media Former GOP Co-Chair to Head CPB June 23, 2005 • Patricia Harrison has been chosen to head the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. To protest the choice, Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Byron Dorgan wrote to CPB board chairman Kenneth Tomlinson. In it, the two Democrats called the appointment of Harrison, a former co-chair of the Republican Party, as too political for the post. Former GOP Co-Chair to Head CPB Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4716124/4716125" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Proposed Budget Cuts for Public Broadcasting CPB Meets to Discuss 2006 Budget June 21, 2005 • The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors meets Tuesday and will hear a presentation for the fiscal year 2006 budget. The meeting comes as the CPB's chairman faces critics who say he's injected politics into public broadcasting. CPB Meets to Discuss 2006 Budget Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4712194/4712195" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Media Circus E-Mails Link White House to CPB's Tomlinson June 20, 2005 • The chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has pursued policies and the appointment of executives at the behest of the White House, according to Tomlinson's own e-mails.
Proposed Budget Cuts for Public Broadcasting CPB Chairman's E-Mails Cite White House Authority June 20, 2005 • The authority of the White House was invoked in decisions being made at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by its chairman, according to e-mails obtained by NPR. The chairman, Kenneth Tomlinson, has repeatedly denied accusations that he has attempted to politicize the agency. CPB Chairman's E-Mails Cite White House Authority Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4711531/4711532" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Proposed Budget Cuts for Public Broadcasting Public Broadcasting Board to Pick New President June 20, 2005 • The board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting meets this week to select a new president. Several people familiar with the process say one finalist is expected to be Patricia Harrison, an assistant U.S. Secretary of State. She's also a former co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee. Public Broadcasting Board to Pick New President Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4710432/4710433" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Changes at Voice of America June 17, 2005 • Kenneth Tomlinson, Board Chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, is being accused of politicizing Voice of America and other federal-funded broadcast entities. Some VOA staff charge that Tomlinson is attempting to influence news coverage there. Changes at Voice of America Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4707444/4707445" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Arrests Allege Circulation Fraud June 15, 2005 • Federal agents arrest three former employees of Newsday and Hoy on charges stemming from a circulation scheme to defraud advertisers of the newspapers. Arrests Allege Circulation Fraud Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4705013/4705014" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Circulation Fraud at Tribune Papers Triggers Arrests June 15, 2005 • An ongoing newspaper industry scandal in which some well-known dailies falsified circulation figures broadened on Wednesday with the unveiling of criminal charges against three former employees of the Tribune Company. Circulation Fraud at Tribune Papers Triggers Arrests Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4704566/4705356" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Proposed Budget Cuts for Public Broadcasting Congress Looks to Cut Funding for Public Broadcasting June 10, 2005 • House Republicans have put funding for public broadcasting on the chopping block. They say their action isn't related to ideological concerns. The move comes at a time when public broadcasters are confronting allegations of liberal bias. Congress Looks to Cut Funding for Public Broadcasting Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4698411/4698412" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Clearing Up the 'Deep Throat' Mystery Veteran Watergate Reporters Looking for Respect June 3, 2005 • The revelation this week of the identity of Deep Throat, Bob Woodward's celebrated anonymous source on the Watergate scandal, has stirred up the memories of many journalists. These competing reporters, beaten badly at the outset of Watergate, say that the accolades raining down on the Washington Post obscure scoops of their own. Veteran Watergate Reporters Looking for Respect Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4679745/4679746" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Clearing Up the 'Deep Throat' Mystery Woodward Recounts Relationship with Watergate Source June 2, 2005 • In a front-page story, the Washington Post's Bob Woodward recounts the details of how he met Mark Felt. We look at how the relationship between these two men developed, and how it helped Woodward and Carl Bernstein to unravel the Watergate story. Woodward Recounts Relationship with Watergate Source Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4677819/4677820" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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