Markos & Yearlykos on Frontline plus Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington?

Tonight PBS is airing the third part of Frontline's News War, and many stations are showing Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? (check local listings).

Frontline looks at the changes in traditional media and rise of new media.  Markos is interviewed and there is footage of YearlyKos.  The entire program will be online and there will be an extended transcript of the interview with Markos (I'll update with links later).

Lowell Bergman is the correspondent and Steve Talbot is the producer. They spoke on Jan. 11th at the Commonwealth (video and streaming audio).

In the speech, Steve Talbot mentions a 1996 Frontline he produced, Why America Hates the Press.

Bergman was interviewed along with Seymour Hersh on Fresh Air today and also on Feb. 12th.

I'm having some tech problems, so this will be shorter than I had hoped.

I'll just quickly say, for people who aren't familiar with Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?, it tells the story of Jeff Smith who ran in the 2004 Democratic primary to replace Dick Gephart.  He ran a grassroots campaign and was endorsed by Democracy for America.

It along with Street Fight should definately be watched by anyone interested in contemporary politics.

Update

The website for the show is online

http://www.pbs.org/...

A transcript of a future of news panel

http://www.pbs.org/...

and a transcript of the interview with Markos (longer than what was in the show)

http://www.pbs.org/...

The program is online.

http://www.pbs.org/...

It is worth watching the whole thing, but Markos is in  segment 19 (4th on the page), "the new universe of online media."

Archive of chat about this episode

http://www.washingtonpost.com/...

•  You know, it would be really cute

  if your uid wasn't already taken, and kos used it for updates about YearlyKos and such.

  (Sorry; I bet you hear that in every diary. I'm just revelling in the cuteness factor here.)

  by righteousbabe on Tue Feb 27, 2007 at 04:27:08 PM PDT

  •  Yeah

    But I took this id before Ari was born.

    It is middle name, and I take it when I can since it is so short.

    by ari on Tue Feb 27, 2007 at 04:29:56 PM PDT

•  Thanks for the post, Ari.

  I was wavering over staying in for a couch potato night, and you've helped me decide.

  by Rob Cole on Tue Feb 27, 2007 at 04:35:54 PM PDT

•  Thank you for the reminder.

  The Media War has been fascinating and the Mr. Smith one looks good too.  I really appreciate these "heads up" diaries when it's something worth watching...will be sure to catch them both.  Thanks for including all the links too.

  by poe on Tue Feb 27, 2007 at 04:41:49 PM PDT

•  Now here's some worthy "meta"!!

  The Frontline series has been pretty interesting so far. And tonight they focus on us.
  Give this some rec's so more can see it.

  by Catte Nappe on Tue Feb 27, 2007 at 04:46:19 PM PDT

•  Say, wouldn't it be cool to see this at YearlyKos

  in Chicago this summer at the Screening Series?

  by edgery on Tue Feb 27, 2007 at 04:48:13 PM PDT

•  Ari

  You are my new favorite person on DK...I thoroughly enjoyed Independent Lens following the campaign of Jeff Smith.  Thank you again for the heads up.  

  by poe on Tue Feb 27, 2007 at 09:07:03 PM PDT

  •  You're Welcome

    I hope a lot of people see the documentary over the next week or so it will be airing on PBS stations.

    And it should be out on DVD soon.

    by ari on Tue Feb 27, 2007 at 09:42:11 PM PDT