BBC reporter Paul Wood has been inside the Syrian town of Rastan which has been under attack by the country’s military despite a UN brokered ceasefire.

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VIDEO: Battle in Syria despite ‘ceasefire’

BBC reporter Kev Geoghegan with the latest from Cannes

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Cannes 2012: Reporter’s Diary

The perils of being a reporter on live TV, the cafe just for cats and the $1,500 hot dog.

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VIDEO: When live TV goes wrong – it’s Odd Box

Peter Berg, director of the stand-up-and-salute-the-flag blockbuster “ Battleship ,” made some headlines this week because of a, um, candid interview he did with an Israeli reporter . So in defense of Mr. Berg, let me say that when I sat down with him earlier this week during his quick visit to Washington, D.C., he was a total gentleman. Read full article > >

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Peter Berg talks ‘Battleship,’ Rihanna’s toughness and the ‘Friday Night Lights’ movie

“2 Broke Girls,” CBS’ young raunchy comedy hit, has driven the network’s older raunchy comedy hit “Two and a Half Men” out of Monday night, opening up a half-hour for the network’s only new comedy this fall. Read full article > >

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Upfront Week 2012: CBS moves ‘Two and a Half Men’ to Thursday, ‘Mentalist’ to Sunday, unveils four new series

While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday. Chips ahoy! May 15 is National Chocolate Chip Day. Whether you toss them in brownies, pancakes, muffins or cookies or just scarf them by the handful straight from the bag, these tiny teardrop-shaped morsels will melt away your Tuesday troubles. If you opt to celebrate today's holiday with the quintessential cookie recipe, try out this scrumptious version from iReporter Cynthia Falardeau's grandmother. “[My grandma] taught me that any adversity could be overcome by the simple gift of a cookie,” Falardeau said. Grandma Carr's Chocolate Chip Cookies 3 cups of all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon of baking soda 1 teaspoon of salt 2 sticks of sweet cream butter 3/4 cup of firmly packed brown sugar 3/4 cup of granular sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons of real vanilla extract 1 bag of jumbo semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks 1 cup of nuts, M&M’s, coconut or Heath chips Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, soda and salt; set aside. Combine the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Mix dry and wet ingredients together. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 10 minute until lightly brown. Cool for one minute on baking sheet and then remove to wire racks to cool completely.

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National chocolate chip day

The day after Rebekah Brooks gave evidence at the Leveson Inquiry a former employee has described a culture of fear at the News of the World in which reporters routinely fabricated stories while she was deputy editor.

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VIDEO: ‘I made up stories for News of the World’

The Associated Press apologises for sacking the reporter who defied the censors to report ahead of schedule that World War II had ended.

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AP apology to WWII scoop reporter

Have you heard the joke about the Secret Service? The one in which President Obama told a ballroom full of reporters at last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner that he had to leave early to get his security detail “home in time for their new curfew.” Read full article > >

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Cartagena prostitution scandal is no laughing matter to Secret Service alumni

Remarks from 1990 in a new book about Ben Bradlee, the former editor of The Washington Post, drew a defense from the reporter Bob Woodward.

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Woodward Responds to Bradlee Watergate Excerpt

The soldiers of Charles Taylor, who on Thursday was found guilty of war crimes, ripped apart the lives of a reporter’s family members in the 1990s.

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Recalling Horrors in Liberia Wrought by Taylor

For the Washington Redskins, the drafting of quarterback Robert Griffin III on Thursday represents the best hope for stability at the game’s most important position. For team owner Daniel Snyder, Griffin offers the potential to rehabilitate a battered public image. Read full article > >

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NFL draft 2012: Robert Griffin III deal could redeem Daniel Snyder’s image

A reporter’s income in 2011 was higher than it was in 2010. Yet his tax rate went down. Wasn’t the opposite supposed to happen?

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Common Sense: In One Man’s Return, the Tax Code’s Unfairness

The movie star Robert Redford, who played Watergate reporter Bob Woodward in All The President’s Men, says newspaper standards are in “steep decline”.

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VIDEO: Redford on politics, film and journalism

The parents of Trayvon Martin walked into the 9th floor board room at the Washington Post with grief etched in their faces. Then, again, it’s difficult to mourn and heal when your son’s killer is free and you’re doing everything you can to see that he at least gets arrested. Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, along with their lawyer Benjamin Crump and Daryl Parks, spent nearly 90 minutes answering questions from reporters and editors of The Post. They answered every question forthrightly and without evasion. The disbelief was as plainly apparent in their answers as it was on their faces. Read full article > >

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Jonathan Capehart: Trayvon Martin’s parents speak: some questions answered