we sat down in new york recently with its director, charles ferguson. a major focus of the film-- economists not disclosing their funding sources, right? >> true, but even more seriously economists being corrupted by their funding sources which they also don't disclose. >> reporter: academic conflict of interest, as it happens, is now much in the news. >> it was revealed a few days ago that monitor group, a consulting firm founded by a harvard business school professor had been paid by the libyan government millions of dollars a year to support the public image of libya and had used very prominent professors to do this who did not disclose their payments by the libyan government. >> reporter: "inside job" focuses on the financial crisis of 2008, and the role of academic economists writing rosy forecasts like this one about iceland. >> the economy has already adjusted to financial liberalization, while prudential regulation and supervision is generally quite strong. >> reporter: not long after, of course, iceland's banking system blew up. the paper was w

solman's making sense page, you can still pose your questions about the financial crisis to charles fergusonrector of the academy award-winning documentary "inside job." all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> lehrer: and again, to our honor roll of american service personnel killed in the iraq and afghanistan conflicts. we add them as their deaths are made official and photographs become available. here, in silence, are eight more. >> woodruff: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm judy woodruff. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> oil companies make huge profits. >> last year, chevron made a lot of money. >> where does it go? >> every penny and more went into bringing energy to the world. >> the economy is tough right now, everywhere. >> we pumped $21 million into local economies, into small businesses, communities, equipment, materials. >> that money could make a big difference to a l

on our "making sense page," the director of "inside job," charles ferguson answered your questions about the financial crisis. and on "art beat," a look back at reggae legend bob marley. jeff talked to a photojournalist who covered him. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? and that's the "newshour" for tonight. on thursday, we'll talk to senate republican leader mitch mcconnell about the search for common ground on reducing the deficit and more. i'm jeffrey brown. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're the ones that help drive growth. >> like electricians, mechanics, carpenters. >> they strengthen our communities. >> every year, chevron spends billions with small businesses. that goes right to the heart of local communities, providing jobs, keeping people at work. they depend on us. >> the economy depends on them. >> and we depend on them. >>