Reporter Answers Criticism of War Coverage

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2006 An NBC reporter cuts through the chatter about unreported positive stories in Iraq: You can easily get killed reporting them. So how positive can the situation be? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

An Olympic Athlete With No Tragic History? That Won’t Do!

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Feb 12, 2006 A member of the U.S. Olympic ski team was disqualified from competition today when it was learned that he did not have a sufficiently compelling human storyline to exploit on the NBC telecast of the worldwide sporting event. (satire) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

NBC Cancels ‘The West Wing’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2006 Jed Bartlett's presidency often felt like the one we wished we had in the real Oval Office. | storyBut the truth is that we stopped watching when creator/writer Aaron Sorkin quit after season four. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )