- Newsmaker: Taiwan Reaction to Arms Sales - President Bush has sent a mixed signal to China by agreeing to sell Taiwan eight diesel submarines and four guided-missile destroyers, but not ships equipped with advanced Aegis radar defense system. Nadia Tsao, of the Taipei Times, evaluates the significance of the arms deal for Taipei and Beijing.
- Reporter's Notebook: Is the Golden Age of TV Advertising Over? - In the early days of TV, even the news was marked by commercials. In the aftermath of the quiz show scandals, red-faced advertisers backed off. Now they're back in a way that has virtually erased the distinction between programming and commercials. Robert Thompson, who heads the Center for the Study of Popular Television, explains.
Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres
Ethics and Public Policy Center
National Center for Policy Analysis
Public Citizen Health Research Group
Syracuse University's Center for the Study of Popular Television