bush and kerry with thomas and his henchmen and the corporation for public broadcasting trying to do the same first of all they don't believe in public funding of of of of media as a matter of principle but secondly more importantly they do not believe there should be truth tellers who are countering the official view of reality do not like independent journalism that we repeat that is not true of the present president of the corporation for public broadcasting or the present president of p.b.s. paula kerger i believe they are committed to public television in the interest of the uninformed american public unfortunately for seven straight years public broadcasting's public television's revenue has been flat and the greatest challenge facing public television at the moment is in fact the minish in resources to do the kind of quality reporting and the kind of a great program me that the american people deserve. bill moyers thanks so much for being with us here tonight it's better than lies keep it up tom your. important voice out there in the independent world of broadcasting thank you

newt gingrich came after public broadcasting. and the majority of the bush and administration, there were more responsive to karl rove the network to the stations. that constant harassment creates a kind of caution and self- censorship on the part of people who just do not want to -- we only get 17% of the budget from congress, that is enough to leave a big gap in what the local stations do if we did not have it. but it creates almost a pavlovian response. i think there is an unintended but inevitable censorship that takes place on the part of the people who are running the programs, booking programs, lining up guests, to make sure that we did not give the right wing another chance to come in and give the say accusation of being liberal. tavis: this book brings to life some of the bridge conversations you have had over the years on public television. the obvious question is how the go about narrowing down the ridge conversations you have had to fit into this text? >> those are only about 40 of the conversations from about 250 dur

public broadcasting began in japan before commercial broadcasting. public broadcasting began across europe before commercial broadcasting. we did it as an afterthought. we didn't think about it at the beginning. in fact, when you think about it, the word television, the word television did not appear in the statute until years after television began. there was no big debate. there was very little attention paid to it. >> said in your speech clearly at the heart of the fcc's authority lies its power to license, to renew or fail to renew or to revoke the license. how much power, how much of that power did you use as fcc chairman? >> we used it in the most interesting story. a station in jackson, mississippi witch, and this is eleanor roosevelt who called me and said why haven't you answered reverend smith's complaint with the fcc? and i said i am sorry don't know anything about it. tell me about it. she said reverend smith is a black minister in jackson, mississippi, running in the democratic primary for congress and he can't get on television. >> he c

he's an author, humorist, storyteller and icon of public broadcasting whose weekly radio show, a prairie home companion, and its signature segment, "news from lake wobegon," have been a part of our lives, in one form or another, since 1974. he's garrison keillor. this is overheard.

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we did -- we did draw a line around public broadcasting but, jessica, you've done some work in this area. >> one of the ways we've been talking about expand the term public media is to include all of the nonprofit media outlets, not just receive money through cpb but have sort of federal support and state support in different ways. and the public access stations have been feeling kind of aggrieve public suddenly the public broadcasters think maybe we should talk to our audience. that would be a good idea. where they've been pioneering this access and volumism and inclusion. the problem is they're extremely underresourced. they have to fight for their survival state-by-state and they're preaching the same transition that the public broadcasters are. so to make this shift from analog to digital in a moment of great competition. so part of what we've been examining at the new america foundation is how those access centers can become hubs for moving people into digital access, can become hubs for community, news, and hyperlocal news and become viable partners for local tv stations who don't

public broadcasting began in japan before commercial broadcasting. public broadcasting began in europe before commercial broadcasting. we did it as an afterthought. we did not think about it in the beginning. when you think about it, the word television did not appear in the statute until years after television began. and very no big debate little attention paid to it. >> you said at the authority lies the power to license, the power to renew or to revoke the license. how much of that power did you use as fcc chairman? >> we use it in the most -- the most interesting story was a station in jackson, mississippi, which eleanor roosevelt called and said, why haven't you atwered smith's complaint the fcc? i said, i am sorry. i do not know about it. she said, reverend smith is a black minister in jackson, mississippi, running in the democratic primary for congress, and he cannot get on television. he goes to the television station with a check to buy time, and they said, come back next week, and they said, come back next week and next week, and the electi

and the corporation for public broadcasting. >>> welcome, i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us. president obama made a major push this week for reform of the nation's immigration laws. on thursday, he addressed the national hispanic prayer breakfast in washington. the president called comprehensive reform a moral imperative and urged pastors to mobilize their church members around the issue. >> at critical junctures throughout our history, it's often been men and women of faith who've helped to move this country forward. it was in our episcopal churches of boston that our earliest patriots planned our revolution. it was in the baptist churches of montgomery and selma that t civil rights movement was born. and it's in the catholic and evangelical and mainline churches of our southwest and across our entire continent that a new movement for immigration reform is taking shape today. >> earlier in the week, the president delivered a speech on immigration in el paso, texas, where he emphasized his administration's efforts

and the corporation for public broadcasting. >>> welcome. i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us. it's been an emotional week since the dramatic u.s. operation that killed osama bin laden in pakistan. on thursday president obama laid a wreath at ground zero. he met with loved ones of some of those killed on 9/11 and told them he hoped bin laden's death brought them a small measure of comfort. the president repeatedly cited the 9/11 attacks when he announced the operation on sunday. >> justice has been done. >> when the news broke, spontaneous celebrations began in front of the white house and across the country. that prompted vigorous debate about whether jubilation was appropriate. in some parts of the muslim world, there were anti-american protests and vows of retaliation. obama made a distinction between islam and al qaeda. >> our war is not against islam. bin laden was not a muslim leader. he was a mass murderer of muslims. >> meanwhile, as details othe raid emerged so did moral questions about the bin laden missio

and the corporation for public broadcasting. >>> welcome. i'm bob be a ber nety. it's good to have you with us. faith based relief groups rushed this week to help victims of deadly storms and tornadoes that struck parts of the midwest and plains. in joplin, missouri, the hardest hit, at least 125 people were killed by one of the worst tornadoes in the u.s. in 60 years. more than 200 people remain missing. volunteers are helping with the massive cleanup and providing food and shelter to the homeless. missouri governor jay nixon singled out the contributions of members of the faith community. >> i was moved by the unanimity of the various faith leaders that were with us today. they were -- they're the ones that are sitting across the table from folks with great losses. some of those folks behind us have lost their entire churches. >> many u.s. relief organizations say their resources have been severely depleted by the series of recent disasters, including the earlier tornadoes and the mississippi flooding. >>> the international re

the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to pbs stations from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. tonight, we talk fallout -- osama bin laden's death solved one mystery but has opened a pandora's box of complications. at the top of that list, what happens now with u.s. involvement in pakistan and in afghanistan. the two allies present separate dilemmas, but each turns on how much money and how many troops will be devoted to the relationships with each nation. beginning with afghanistan, nancy, where do things stand? >> well, this week we heard a lot from secretary of defense robert gates and some of the commappeders in afghanistan their hopes that the death would lead to reconciliation between the coalition and the afghan government and some of the insurgent groups there. the problem is so far that hasn't happened and it seems that these groups are starting to think about what they should do if the united states leaves. that isn't recon

and the corporation for public broadcasting. >>> welcome. i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us. hundreds of thousands gathered for celebrations in rome this weekend as pope john paul ii moves to the final stage before being proclaimed a saint. john paul's beatification comes just six years after his death. it's the fastest on record. the roman catholic church has a complicated and usually very lengthy process for recognizing sainthood. kim lawton has our special report. >> reporter: saints have been part of the roman catholic church for centuries, as heroes, patrons, intercessors and spiritual companions. but the path to sainthood is never an easy one. >> the lives of the saints show us that, you know, god makes holiness out of all sorts of different materials. >> reporter: many religious traditions honor people who are considered especially holy. but the catholic church has a uniquely complex system for declaring someone a saint. it's a multistep canonization process that has evolved since the 13th century. father j

can i ask you about public broadcasting, public radio specifically? obviously so much of your life has.ha.has been lived on public radio. >> hm. >> and public radio has changed dramatically over the years that you've been doing this program. it's always been a minnesota public radio-produced program. >> right, right. >> but public radio as a medium has changed. >> i guess so. >> can you talk about your relationship. >> i don't know. >> .with public radio. but you know that. >> huh? >> .it's -- it's different today than it was just five or ten years ago. >> i don't know. i listen to it in my car. i...i.i. >> that's all you know? you turn on the dial and it comes on. >> i do and.and i don't drive that far so... [laughter] >> .you know i.i just get it you know ten minutes at a time and . >> right. so that.the medium hasn't changed as far as you're concerned? in terms of how you think about the program or think about the audience, you have not seen changes that you can point to and say, "ah ha, that's something that is consequential." >> i have.have a.a v

and the corporation for public broadcasting. >>> welcome. i'm bob abernethy. it's good to have you with us. amid continued violence and unrest in north africa and the middle east, president obama announced this week the united states will fully support countries seeking reform. during a speech at the state department, the president promised to aid new democracies, and he said the u.s. will oppose any leaders or groups who restrict rights, including religious freedom. >> in a region that was the birthplace of three world religions, intolerance can lead only to suffering and stagnation. >> the president also addressed the stalled middle east peace process. >> a lasting peace will involve two states for two peoples. israel as a jewish state and the homeland for the jewish people, and the state of palestine as the homeland for the palestinian people. >> negotiations, said the president, should be based on the 1967 borders. >>> in other news, a highly anticipated report on the causes of the clergy sex abuse crisis in the u.s. roman catholic church was released this

the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, live from washington, moderator gwen ifill. gwen: good evening. if you're one of those folks who have been just waiting for the 2012 presidential cane to begin in earnest, have we got news for you. just this week millions of dollars were raised, candidates invaded living rooms in new hampshire and iowa, and we got a classic campaign gap, courtesy of former house speaker newt gingrich. on sunday he compared paul ryan's medicare plan to right wing social engineering. >> i don't think imposing radical change from the right or the left is a very good way for a free society to operate. i think we need a national conversation to get to a better medicare system with more choices for seniors. gwen: i can't tell you how badly this went over with gingrich's fellow conservatives and he spent a fair portion of the week first casting blame, then apologizing, but that was just the beginning what have turned into an eventful political week. what did gingrich mean when he said

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: this was another bloody friday in syria. six protesters were killed, even as the government said it wants a "national dialogue". and in libya, the drama surrounding moammar qaddafi took a new turn. ray suarez has our coverage of the day's events. >> suarez: across syria, thousands of people again risked death to demand that president bashar al assad step down in rallies captured on cell-phone video. activists said demonstrators in damascus and homs came under fire after friday prayers. security forces also shot into crowds outside the city of daraa and in the town of mayadeen. the deaths added to estimates of up to 850 protesters killed since the uprising there began. that's already prompted president recep tayyip erdogan in neighboring turkey to denounce the killings. and in istanbul today, protesters marched to the syrian consulate, where they burned photos of assad. >> the regime killed more than

and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major funding is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. and by reva and david logan, committed to investigative journalism as the guardian of the public interest. additional funding is provided by the park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. and by the frontline journalism fund. ( helicopter blades whirring ) >> tonight, i can report to the american people and to the world that the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children. ( cheering ) ( explosion ) >> go, go, go, go, go! >> narrator: on may 2, 2011, us special operations forces killed the world's most wanted man in a raid on a house in pakistan. the operation gave the world a glimpse into a vast and secret campaign being waged by the united states. it's known a

and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major funding is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. and by reva & david logan. committed to investigative journalism as the guardian of the public interest. additional funding is provided by the park foundation. dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. and by the frontline journalism fund, with a grant from scott nathan and laura debonis. additional funding for frontline's expanded broadcast season is provided by the bill and melinda gates foundation. >> smith: for six months, frontline has been investigating the secret war that made headlines with the killing of bin laden. in december last year, i traveled across afghanistan and up to the border of pakistan, together with frontline correspondent stephen grey. beyond this checkpoint, the campaign against the taliban and al qaeda is led by us intelligence. here, the cia is funding, arming and running secret afghan militia who

and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major funding is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. and by reva & david logan. committed to investigative journalism as the guardian of the public interest. additional funding is provided by the park foundation. dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. and by the frontline journalism fund. additional funding for frontline's expanded broadcast season is provided by the bill and melinda gates foundation. >> trahant: this is a story that's been shrouded in secrecy for years. it takes place in an isolated part of alaska 200 miles south of the arctic circle. the village is called st. michael, and it's home to some 360 alaska native people. as a journalist, and as a member of the shoshone-bannock tribes, i've been writing about native americans my whole career, but little could prepare me for what happened in st. michael. many here still remember how innocently it all began. >> gr

and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major funding is provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. and by reva and david logan. committed to investigative journalism as the guardian of the public interest. additional funding is provided by the park foundation. dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. and by the frontline journalism fund. >> smith: in late 2009, an army intelligence analyst stationed in eastern iraq logged onto a classified server. >> you see all those people standing down there? >> that's a weapon. >> yeah. >> smith: he opened a file that had been flagged by army lawyers. >> ...have five to six individuals with ak-47s. request permission to engage. >> smith: it was footage taken from a us army helicopter gunship. >> light them all up. >> come on, fire. ( machine gun fire ) >> hey, roger! ( machine gun fire ) >> keep shooting. ( machine gun fire ) >> keep shooting. ( machine gun fire ) >> all right, we j

the corporation for public broadcasting and through contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> once again live from washington sitting in for gwen ifill this week gloria borger of cnn. >> good evening. what a week as reporters scrambled on sunday with word from dramatic news of the president, 57 million americans tune in to hear president obama announce the death of osama bin laden. >> for over two decades bin laden has been al-qaeda leader and symbol and has continued to plot against our country. his death marks our most significant effort to defeat al-qaeda. >> president obama explained how a group of u.s. special forces stormed bin laden's pakistani hideout and executed a mission that had been years in the mission. in a visit to fort campbell, kentucky the president met with members of the military team that carried out that mission. >> thanks to the incredible skill and courage of countless individuals, intelligence, military over many years. the terrorist leader who struck our nation will never threaten america again. >> so tom, let's start with you. how

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e evacuees are allowed to go back home. >>> the public broadcasting service, pbs says a story on thete that rapper tupac shakur is alive and well and living in new zealand. the group called lulls boat are responsibility for posting that false story. in the last month, they've hacked news organizations and say they do it for fun. >>> the a's are looking for their fifth straight win, and coming off a three game sweep of the baltimore orioles. before and after today's game in the bay area, fans can donate to troops district. the nonprofit provides necessities like toothpaste and bottled water to frontline troops. today's game at the coliseum is at 1:05. >>> a soldier who couldn't get home for his son's birth can still say he heard him cry for the first time. that's what he wanted to hear. sasha gave birth in eugene, oregon, but her husband, cody was at fort brag in north carolina. so they broadcast the whole event on skype. allowing cody to hear, and see everything as it happened. >> watching my laptop scream. watching my life screaming from the top of her lungs across the country, afte