Guest host Karen Michel discusses editorial political endorsements will Bill Freivogel of the "St. Louis Post-Dispatch" and Ed Bishop of the "St. Louis Journalism Review."

Vanity Fair's Gail Sheehy and New Republic's Franklin Foer and their publications are involved in a literary feud. Alicia Zuckerman talks to Sheehy, James Carey of Columbia University and Gary Gilson of the Minnesota News Council, an organization that has offered to mediate the issue.

David D'Arcy discusses horror films with pop culture critic Michael Barson, film distributor Noah Cowan, horror expert Maitland McDonagh, and writer and director Joe Berlinger.

Karen talks to Margot Adler about media coverage of Wicca and witchcraft.

Brett Martin discusses subway metaphor burnout and other issues about the coverage of the 2000 Subway Series.

Maryland political candidates are using the obscure reasonable access rule to put advertising on public broadcasting stations. Karen talks with Susan Clampitt of WAMU and NPR ombudsman Jeffrey Dvorkin.

Modern Humorist's Bob Dunn satirizes the news that financial trader and journalist James Cramer is taking a break to coach his daughter's sports team.

Deborah Campbell reports on opinions in Cuba of the commercialization of Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara.

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