tavis: good evening from los angeles, i m tavis smiley. first up, a conversation with pulitzer prize winning journalist alex jones. he covered the press for the new york times for other a decade. his new book is called losing the news. also tonight, former e.r. star mekhi phifer is here, he s joining the cast of lie to me this season. that s coming up right now. there are so many things wal-mart is looking forward to doing, like helping people live better, but mostly we re looking forward to helping build stronger communities and relationships. with your help, the best is yet to come. nationwide insurance proudly supports tv tv tv. tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. nationwide is on your side and by pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] alex jones is a pulitzer prize winning journalist who cove