Bob Costas previews the Beijing Olympics and the obstacles NBC will face

Plus, do doom-and-gloom perceptions match reality? Oliver Darcy and Catherine Rampell discuss "negativity bias in the media." Later, Jeffrey Toobin previews Sarah Palin v. New York Times; John Harris discusses the importance of media institutions; and Brian Stelter visits a middle school where students are learning about news literacy.

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