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Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Daniel Okrent—the first-ever Public Editor for the New York Times—describes being enlisted to assess the paper's performance after the Jayson Blair scandal. Then, a new Frontline documentary examines HIV/AIDS on the 25th anniversary of the first diagnosis of the disease. Plus: a look at the history and influence of the Pentagon.

Public Editor #1

Daniel Okrent was brought on board as the first-ever Public Editor of the New York Times in the wake of the Jayson Blair scandal. His job was to read and assess the paper. In Public Editor #1, he reflects on what he believes he got right…and what he got wrong.

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The Age of AIDS

The first case of HIV/AIDS was diagnosed 25 years ago. Since then, roughly 70 million people have been infected with HIV, and 22 million have died of AIDS. AIDS researcher Dr. David Ho and Frontline producer and reporter Renata Simone examine the disease in a new two-part documentary:

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House of War

James Carroll--whose father was a top Pentagon official--studies the history and influence of the Pentagon in House of War.

Events: James Carroll will be speaking with Howard Zinn
Monday, June 26 at 8:15 pm
The 92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue
For tickets, call ...

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