Description: From Book Expo America 2003 in Los Angeles, California, two call-ins and a panel discussion on media bias with comedian Al Franken, syndicated columnist Molly Ivins, and Fox Newsman Bill O'Reilly. During the discussion, the panelists engaged in a heated debate over the perceived biases of particular news agencies. All of the panelists are authors of new or forthcoming books; "LIES, And The Lying Liars Who Tell Them:A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right," (Franken); "BUSHWHACKED" (Ivins); and "Who's Looking Out For You?" (O'Reilly). The event was moderated by Association of American Publishers President Pat Schroeder. Before the panel Mr. O'Reilly answered calls from viewers and after the panel Mr. Franken and Ms. Ivins did the same.

Author Bio: Al Franken is a former Emmy award-winning writer, producer, and performer for NBC's Saturday Night Live. He is also the author of "Oh, The Things I Know!," "Rush Limbaugh is a Big, Fat Idiot," "Why Not Me?," and "I'm Good Enough, I'm Smart Enough, and Doggone It, People Like Me!" Molly Ivins is a syndicated columnist whose work appears in 114 newspapers, former co-editor of the liberal monthly Texas Observer, and former Rocky Mountain bureau chief for the New York Times. Ms. Ivins has written for Esquire, Atlantic, The Nation, Harper's, the Progressive, and Mother Jones. She has been a Pulitzer Prize finalist three times and won a Headliner's Award for best column on Texas. Bill O'Reilly worked as a television reporter in Portland, OR; Dallas, TX; and Hartford, CT before eventually working at WCBS-TV in New York City to anchor his own program. Mr. O'Reilly anchored Inside Edition from 1989 to 1995 before eventually settling in as host of Fox News Channel's "The O'Reilly Factor." He is also the author of two books and the host of a syndicated radio program, "The Radio Factor."