David Simon, one of the duo behind The Wire, The Corner, and Generation Kill, on society and news journalism:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2009/aug/29/david-simon-edinburgh-interview-full
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8E8xBXFLKE (skip the first 6 minutes of preliminary dialogue)
(part 1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJNkL12QD68 (part 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhPZYjRgqTI
David Simon, “Does the news matter to anyone anymore?”, The Washington Post, 20 January 2008.
