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Tiger Woods made a somber apology today over his marital infidelities. The golf legend's professioal career, public image and personal life were turned upside-down last November following a car crash that uncovered numerous sex scandals. Considering today's apology was a carefully choreographed event that did not allow reporters questions were not allowed. Was Woods' mea culpa deserving of the live network coverage it received?

"Beat the Press" panelists sound off on their rants and raves of the week: Topics include NBC's handling of the 2010 Olympics; the National Enquirer is allowed to compete for a Pulitzer Prize; Esquire's powerful profile of Roger Ebert; journalists still getting caught plagiarizing; and praise for the Boston Globe and Boston Herald's coverage of Amy Bishop's Massachusetts roots.

Southeast Toyota dealers in the US have pulled their advertising ABC stations. The move is to punish the network and its affiliates over what they call ABC’s aggressive reporting of Toyota’s safety problem.

The forecasts for Wednesday’s storm had school departments calling off classes Tuesday night.  Then the snow never came.  Who’s to blame for instilling so much trepidation over snow storms?

Massachusetts Senator-elect Scott Brown became a national sensation as the first Republican to win a US Senate race since the 1970s. Since his victory on Jan. 19th, the coverage of Brown has been non-stop. How is the media shaping Brown's image?

"Beat the Press" panelists sound off on their rants and raves of the week: Topics include WCVB's election night coverage; the New York Times charging for online content; sympathy levels for outgoing NBC host Conan O'Brien; coverage of the Supreme Court's ruling on corporate campaign spending; and using political party surrogates as political analysts.

When the worst earthquake in more than a century struck Haiti this week, plunging the poor country into chaos. The media faced a difficult challenge reporting from a country in ruins in delivering reports and making sense of information.

The tragedy in Texas blanketed the airwaves. Reporting the story was made more difficult because the base was in lockdown and there was limited official information.  How did those restrictions impact the coverage?

This week Congress voted to cut off ACORN funding after undercover tapes allegedly show ACORN employees giving advice on how to skirt the law. The story got a lot of play from conservative media outlets.  But there has been criticism that the mainstream media was slow to pick up the story.

On a special edition of Beat the Press, Emily Rooney and her panel reflect on the media coverage of Sen. Edward Kennedy over his long political career. A group of veteran reporters looks back at his early political life, his personal and family tragedies, as well as some of the lighter moments between the Senator and the press. Guests include Sam Allis of The Boston Globe, Joe Sciacca of the Boston Herald, Dan Rea of WBZ Radio and political analyst John Henning.