How Bad Is It?

Seymour Hersh, Bill Keller, Bob Woodward, Len Downie and others on the Bush administration and the press.

Dick Cheney's Memos From 30 Years Ago

Going after journalists who reveal classified information and those who leak it -- déjà vu all over again?

The Press and Subpoenas: An Overview

Since 2001, dozens of subpoenas have been issued to journalists for sources and information on a range of stories, including the war on terror, steroids abuse in sports and business investigations. Is this evidence of a new political climate in which the press is at risk of losing its legal protections? What does a breakdown of the numbers and varieties of subpoenas add up to? FRONTLINE spent a few months looking into these questions, and here's what it found.

The Press's Legal Battles

Some recent criminal and civil cases that are seen as challenging the press's role as a watchdog on government -- with an update on the BALCO case.

Freedom of the Press: A Brief Primer

An explanation of the underlying principles, key court rulings and the current legal climate facing journalists.

National Security v. the Role of the Press

A rundown of past and present conflicts between the federal government and the press over the publication of national security information.

The Press's Reporting on WMD

Who got it right, who got it wrong and how FRONTLINE fared.

Washington's Culture of Secrets, Sources & Leaks

It's an old story, as this 1971 affadavit by reporter Max Frankel, filed in the "Pentagon Papers" case, shows.

Readings & Links

The best of the Web on "Plamegate" and WMD reporting; the Bush administration and the press; and the reporter's privilege under attack in the BALCO leak investigation and the case of blogger Josh Wolf.