Bill Moyers Journal (2007-2010); Government Waste; Kathleen Hall Jamieson

February 1, 2008

In the week of the State of the Union address, the JOURNAL goes beyond the rhetoric to examine the waste and abuses of power in Washington being investigated by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Bill Moyers talks with committee chairman, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA). And one of the nation's leading experts on media and politics, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, is back to analyze the use of political endorsements and to provide insight into what we can expect from the media going into Super Tuesday. Award(s) won: EMMY Nomination-Outstanding Interview BILL MOYERS JOURNAL -- Award-winning public affairs journalist Bill Moyers hosts this weekly series filled with fresh and original voices. Each hour-long broadcast features analysis of current issues and interviews with prominent figures from the worlds of arts and entertainment, religion, science, politics and the media.