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/...