As the Health Care Summit was getting under way in Washington DC, our esteemed panel looks at what role our media has played in covering the never-ending health care debates since Obama assumed power. Then, with more staff cutbacks in major press rooms and talk of The National Enquirer receiving the Pulitzer Prize, what does the future of journalism look like? Finally, our three media dissectors tackle the increasingly disastrous war in Afghanistan - is the media's coverage (or lack thereof) leading to more death and destruction?

Writer and environmental activist Jeff Biggers' latest book Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland tells the story of his journey into his own family's history in the mountains of Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois. He uncovers the devastating environmental destruction of the mountains that is taking place in the heartland of America today and exposes the truth about coal.

Dean Baker reminds us that we need to keep pressuring Obama and our lawmakers to enact health care reform. Baker is Co-Director of the Center for Economic And Policy Research, and author of a new book, False Profits: Recovering from the Bubble Economy. You can also check out his blog at Beat the Press.

Free Speech TV's Herb Boyd sat down with Roslyn Brock, new chair of the NAACP's National Board of Directors to talk healthcare, the challenges facing Black communities in the United States today and what it means to be the 4th woman and the youngest person yet to hold her vital post.

In this week's Got Docs? filmmakers Paul Lovelace and Jessica Wolfson give us an insider's look at the life and work of legendary radio DJ Bob Fass. Fass has been on the air for almost half a century at the notorious New York City public station WBAI, where he's entertained his loyal listeners with heated political discussions, a host of famous guests and always great music. For more info about this doc-in-the-making, click here.

As the Health Care Summit was getting under way in Washington DC, our esteemed media panel looks at what role our media has played in covering the never-ending health care debates since Obama assumed power. Then, with more staff cutbacks in major press rooms and talk of The National Enquirer receiving the Pulitzer Prize, what does the future of journalism look like? Finally, our three media dissectors tackle the increasingly disastrous war in Afghanistan - is the media's coverage (or lack thereof) leading to more death and destruction?

The Bush administration thrived on secrecy; Obama promised more transparency, but has yet to really deliver. What's more, when information does come out, it seems that accountability is nearly impossible to get: the torture memos were released, but there will be no trials.

The progressive media during the Bush era grew to new heights, developing in ways that suited the particular tendencies of the left. Tracy Van Slyke and Jessica Clark started to study the way the media was developing while they worked together at In These Times magazine, and continued their work as Tracy founded the Media Consortium (of which GRITtv is a proud member) and Jessica moved to the Center for Social Media at American University.

To continue our discussion from Daniel Ellsberg, here's a selection from Loretta Alper and Jeremy Earp's War Made Easy, a look at Norman Solomon and his work uncovering how politicians and pundits lie to advance US foreign policy.

Our friends at the Applied Research Center and the Rights Working Group are organizing a "night of 1000 conversations" around racial profiling, and they sent us this video to ask for your support and involvement.