Fantasy sports and virtual financial markets, what happens when the worlds of reality and make-believe collide? And, thoughts on the coverage of Katrina.

How the politics of Katrina play in the foreign press, and an argument over a word: refugees. Plus a displaced critic reviews 50 years of New Orleans on the big screen, and the golden anniversary of a record-breaking book called Guinness.

Senate confirmation hearings as theater, a historical review. And, why some reporters can’t stay in the war, while others can’t stay away.

the future of television networks (here's a hint, the programs are more valuable than the pipes.) And, the future ON television: a new series puts the star of "Earth Girls Are Easy" in the Oval Office so we can all sit back and get used having a woman in the White House.

The New Orleans Times Picayune launches its own portraits of grief. The problem? Finding the people who remember the dead. Also, an Al-Jazeera reporter is convicted of collaborating with al-Qaeda.

A federal judge recently ordered the Defense Department to release a second batch of photos from Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison The wave of exodus: journalists from Iraq, Howard Stern from terrrestrial radio, and much more.

A conversational presidential video conference with soldiers that needed a rehearsal and more...

Serious self-analysis at the New York Times, and Katrina leaves an odd alliance of broadcasters in its wake.

The vast lawless frontier of cyberspace needs governing, but whose job is it? We'll look at who rules the internet now, and who used to.

The reality of getting on reality TV, are you a survivor? Plus: anger, bargaining, denial, depression, and acceptance -- in the music industry!

Former New York Times reporter Judith Miller talks about Scooter Libby, weapons of mass destruction, and her former colleagues at the Times. Plus, the other leak

The earthquake in Pakistan vanished from the headlines after barely a week. If thousands more die because no one is paying attention, are the media to blame? Also, malfeasance at the CPB.

Almost three years into the war in Iraq and the debate over whether to go into that war is raging in the media. Why now? And, putting a new head on Beer.

The hidden world of Iraq war psy-ops, and Googlezon – a vision of the brave new media world.

Katrina journalism, Iraqi campaigning, and, The War on The War on Christmas.

TV technology experts hawking cool stuff on TV may be paid to pitch those items, also genetically modified food grabs headlines in the rest of the world, why not here?

Why The New York Times held its fire, and the books we love to steal.

Aceh’s media rebuilds, one year after the tsunami, and the best journalistic error of 2005