Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal; Changes in News Coverage at the L.A. Weekly; The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal; FilmWeek
Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal
There are reports that the deal between Rupert Murdoch and Dow Jones and Co. may be sealed as early as next week. Larry talks with Andrew Neil of The Business and Rick Edmonds from the Poynter Institute, and takes listener calls about this possible development in negotiations.
Changes in News Coverage at the L.A. Weekly
When the LA Weekly's parent company, Village Voice Media, merged with Phoenix-based New Times Media in 2005, a host of changes started at the free-distribution paper. Critics argue that the paper is now more interested in sensationalist stories at the detriment of in-depth and progressive-issue reporting. Supporters say the paper has gained respect and cast off its left-wing bias. Larry talks with Journalist and University of California at Irvine Professor Jon Wiener, whose article in The Nation reviews the Weekly's editorial history and with current LA Weekly Deputy News Editor Jill Stewart about current trends at LA's alternative paper.
The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal
The documentary, "I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal" takes a comprehensive look at the life of Holocaust survivor and humanitarian Simon Wiesenthal. Larry talks to filmmakers Rick Trank and Rabbi Marvin Hier about the film.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and critics Jean Oppenheimer of Village Voice Media, Andy Klein of CityBeat, and Charles Solomon animation critic and historian for amazon.com discuss this week's new releases including Transformers, Rescue Dawn, Introducing the Dwights, Joshua, I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal, Vitus, Noriko's Dinner Table, Manufactured Landscapes and Dynamite Warrior.