This outstanding episode of Frontline's "News War" series is a truly illuminating documentary on the rapidly changing news media landscape. I highly recommend watching the entire series, but particularly this episode, which focuses on the shift from newspapers to new media, and how business forces are threatening the civic mission of journalism. The program also chronicles in vivid detail the sad story of the LA Times and its new owner, The Tribune Company. Reporter Lowell Bergman guides us with remarkable insight through these complex and important issues.

Wonderfully informative. I especially appreciated the comments by Dana Priest. This should go in an archive on "good journalism" on NewsTrust for review by members in the future, as it presents a baseline of information for an industry in flux.

Saw this on my DVR just last night. Lowell Bergman appears to be a great interviewer, strong on listening. The series covered all the topics I could think of, with a balanced set of interviews. Historical context was relevant. The only missing viewpoint is the "typical" news viewer.

This is excellent journalism. It gives you the real facts, the full story and much to contemplate. I strongly reommend this story because it shows that the world is changing and so is the NEWS.