FRONTLINE

News War: Secrets, Sources, & Spin, Part II

Season 2007 Episode 2 | 54m 39s

In a four-part series, FRONTLINE examines the political, cultural, legal, and economic forces challenging the news media and how the press ahs reacted in turn. Through interviews with key figures in print, broadcast and electronic media over the past four decades, FRONTLINE traces the recent history of American journalism, from Watergate to the War on Terror – the role of press in our society.

Aired: 02/19/07

Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the Ford Foundation. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Park Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Trust with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen.