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Ever stumbled across a news story you liked online and decided to forward it to a friend?

Imagine if you could pass it along to the whole world. more

San Diego lawyer Charles Hartley had been blogging for several years when he came across a help wanted ad from KPBS, his local PBS station.

It wanted six viewers who were willing to spend the next year blogging about the presidential election. more

Like many Americans, filmmaker Katy Chevigny watched the Florida debacle during the 2000 election and wondered how it would change voting four years later.

"We knew it was going to be a lot of turnout in 2004, that there was a lot of passion about it. So we decided, let's look at it," Katy says. more

If the next Ken Burns comes from central Texas, chances are "Docubloggers" will discover him.

The weekly series on KLRU, the PBS station in Austin, turns average Joes into filmmakers. more

When we asked last week for five good questions for Aaron Brown, we didn't realize we were opening the floodgates. more

American Journalism Review's latest cover story asks "Whatever Happened to Iraq?," suggesting the media have lost interest in the "long-running war with no end in sight."

Perhaps, but the war still fires up folks in PBS's corner of cyberspace. more

If we've learned anything from this blog, it's that you have lots of opinions and like to let us know about them.

There's another way for you to share your ideas: The PBS Viewer Panel more

At ABC, he helped get you through those sleepless nights as the host of the slightly wacky "World News Now."

At CNN, he helped guide you through the horrors of 9/11. more

Last week, I kicked off PBS Engage's "Five Good Questions" feature by asking you to pose your queries for "Nightly Business Report" anchor Susie Gharib.

You left 40 questions and comments, and I chose the five I thought would elicit the most interesting responses. In each case, I edited for length and clarity. more

It's time for the second installment of "Five Good Questions," our new feature that allows you to engage with the folks who appear on PBS, as well as movers and shakers behind the scenes.

This week's guest: Paula Kerger, PBS's president and chief executive officer. more