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| 2012 DECEMBER
Dec. 31, 2012
New Year's Eve Across the World
We're tracking Instagram photos tagged with #NYE to see how people around the world are ringing in the New Year.
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| Dec. 28, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Friday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Here is your preview.
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| Dec. 28, 2012
Gwen's Take: Thanks for Watching
Gwen Ifill reflects on a year of reporting by way of two handwritten letters sent to her by an aspiring politician and a freshman journalism major.
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| Dec. 25, 2012
2012 Year in Review: The Year of You
It used to be that major institutions were the only arbiters of Year in Reviews. But in the last few years, another metric emerged: search engine results.
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| Dec. 21, 2012
Test Your 2012 Slang Skills
While the Oxford English Dictionary may be the "last word on words for over a century," the definitive record for slang is the popular online lexicon, UrbanDictionary.com. Test your knowledge of some of the most popular terms from the site, like derp, yolo, brony and romnesia.
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| Dec. 18, 2012
Mr. Rogers Post Goes Viral
As more details emerge about Friday's Connecticut school shooting, thousands of Americans found comfort in the following touching image and quote from the late Fred Rogers:Photo by Jim Judkis"When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers.
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| Dec. 16, 2012
Reporter's Notebook: The Weight of Facts in Newtown
It's been a while since I've covered a mass shooting for a commercial network, but I'm truly startled to see the force of pack journalism in Newtown (which by my presence in the Connecticut town, I admit to being a part of even as I write this). Why are we here? This story has gripped the world in a way very few stories do.
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| Dec. 12, 2012
Alan Simpson's Social Media Appeal for Budget Discussion; Pope Joins Twitter
Gwen Ifill talks to the Daily Download's Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn about news via social media, including a video by Alan Simpson calling on Americans to use social media to express their views on budget deal negotiations. Plus the Pope -- someone with a lot of followers even before joining Twitter -- starts tweeting.
   
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| Dec. 7, 2012
Sharing Lessons in American History in 140 Characters or Less
How does modern technology allow us to engage in conversations about the past? Gwen Ifill talks to presidential historian Michael Beschloss about how the Twitter-verse has opened up new ways to view history in the digital age.
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| Dec. 6, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Thursday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Correspondent Margaret Warner has your preview.
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| Dec. 5, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Wednesday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Correspondent Hari Sreenivasan has your preview.
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| Dec. 4, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Tuesday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Correspondent Judy Woodruff has your preview.
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| NOVEMBER
Nov. 28, 2012
Daily Download: How Obama Is Reusing Digital Info Gathered During Campaign
Jeffrey Brown talks to Daily Download's Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn, who explain how the White House is using the massive amounts of digital information gathered by the Obama re-election campaign to promote the president's fiscal agenda.
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| Nov. 28, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Wednesday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Correspondent Margaret Warner has your preview.
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| Nov. 27, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Tuesday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Correspondent Jeffrey Brown has your preview.
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| Nov. 19, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Monday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Correspondent Ray Suarez has your preview.
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| Nov. 16, 2012
Daily Download: Obama Spent 10 Times as Much on Social Media as Romney
Ray Suarez talks to Daily Download's Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn about a 10-to-1 spending gap on social media between the Obama and Romney campaigns, as well as the shifting role Facebook and Twitter played in how voters expressed their political leanings in their communities.
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| Nov. 16, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Friday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Correspondent Kwame Holman has your preview.
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| Nov. 15, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Thursday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Correspondent Ray Suarez has your preview.
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| Nov. 14, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Wednesday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Correspondent Hari Sreenivasan has your preview.
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| Nov. 12, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Monday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Correspondent Gwen Ifill has your preview.
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| Nov. 9, 2012
Final Edition: Vote 2012 College Tour
After working with more than 10,000 college students and teachers, we wrap up nine weeks on the road for our special Election 2012 national tour.
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| Nov. 8, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Thursday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Find a preview here.
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| Nov. 6, 2012
Hey Look! I Voted
NewsHour has created an experimental website, LookIVoted.com, that aggregates Instagram photos from voters at the polls into one stream. Check out the voting experience from the point-of-view of voters themselves.
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| Nov. 6, 2012
Judy's Notebook: Election Day Not Just About the Numbers
I try not to get too carried away on Election Day every four years, because, after all, I have a job to do. But the truth is I'm walking an emotional tightrope all day long.
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| Nov. 5, 2012
User Guide: How to Watch the NewsHour's Election Coverage
Eighteen months of campaigning, highly energetic debates, hot button ballot initiatives and it's all come down to this. Starting at 7 a.m. Tuesday, you'll get the PBS NewsHour's full Election Day coverage. Here's how you can watch.
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| Nov. 2, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Friday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Find a preview here.
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| Nov. 1, 2012
Campaigns Push Last-Minute Pleas on Twitter, Track Voter Online Browsing History
The campaigns are pushing their last get-out-the-vote drive on social media and via email. If you're online, you are probably being tracked by the Romney and Obama campaigns, who use browsing history to target voters. Margaret Warner gets the scoop from Daily Download's Howard Kurtz.
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| Nov. 1, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Thursday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Find a preview here.
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| OCTOBER
Oct. 31, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Wednesday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Find a preview here.
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| Oct. 29, 2012
Digital Campaigns May Decide the Election
Find out how and where "off the grid" voters are generating their own digital trail that the campaigns can track with this interactive feature built by Frontline.
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| Oct. 26, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Friday's NewsHour: - Signs of economic growth and the presidential campaign - Leading innovation in the post-PC world - How the auto bailout and energy boom are impacting voters in critical Ohio - The analysis of Mark Shields and David Brooks - Plus, a new novel about a Native American family changed by violence.
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| Oct. 25, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Thursday's NewsHour: - President Obama and Mitt Romney stump in swing states - The big money spent by the campaigns in the battlegrounds - Missing from the election debate: Europe's debt crisis - The ancient Syrian city of Aleppo ravaged by war - And, a very early sound recording by Thomas Edison.
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| Oct. 25, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Tuesday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Find a preview here.
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| Oct. 23, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Tuesday's NewsHour: - It's the home stretch for the presidential candidates with two weeks to go until Election Day - We examine their foreign policy views and the facts in dispute after last night's face-off - And, Virginia voters are worried about cuts in defense spending.
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| Oct. 18, 2012
Daily Download: Social Media and Mobile Devices Key to Viewer Debate Digestion
A third of adult viewers under 40 who watched the second presidential debate were "double screening," meaning they both watched the debate and used an additional form of digital media. Ray Suarez talks to the Daily Download's Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz about the "binders full of women" meme and politicized search terms.
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| Oct. 17, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Wednesday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for a preview by correspondent Gwen Ifill.
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| Oct. 16, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Tuesday's NewsHour, the presidential candidates will meet for a town hall debate, their second head to head contest. Plus two new drugs have been linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak.
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| Oct. 15, 2012
Twitter Chat: What to Expect for the Town Hall Debate
Politics editor Christina Bellantoni answered your questions Monday about the town hall presidential debate during a live Twitter chat.
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| Oct. 15, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Monday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for a preview by correspondent Ray Suarez.
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| Oct. 12, 2012
Google This 'Malarkey': 'How Old Is' Joe Biden, Paul Ryan
From real-time fact checkers to live blogs, tweets, gifs and games, the Internet brought in a trove of analysis, context and laughs Thursday night prior to, during and after the vice-presidential debate. But what were voters really asking for, i.e. Googling?
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| Oct. 12, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Friday's NewsHour: the top developments of the day, plus context and analysis.
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| Oct. 11, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Thursday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for a preview by correspondent Margaret Warner
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| Oct. 9, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Tuesday's NewsHour, we cover the latest on Jerry Sandusky's prison sentence of 30 to 60 years for child abuse, plus alleged domestic security threats from a powerful Chinese telecom and more.
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| Oct. 8, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Monday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for a preview by correspondent Ray Suarez.
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| Oct. 5, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Friday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for a preview by correspondent Hari Sreenivasan.
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| Oct. 4, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Thursday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for a preview by correspondent Jeffrey Brown.
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| Oct. 3, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
Mark Shields and David Brooks preview the first presidential debate - Early voting begins in the swing state of Iowa - Loose seats and labor troubles for American Airlines - And a breakthrough in genetic testing for critically ill newborns
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| Oct. 2, 2012
On the NewsHour Tuesday
A judge postpones Pennsylvania's strict voter ID law; we look at that and rules in other states. And can Obama repeat a victory in North Carolina? Watch tonight's NewsHour for analysis and more.
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| Oct. 1, 2012
On the NewsHour Monday Night
The Supreme Court opens a new term today and the presidential candidates fine tune their messages days before the first debate. Watch tonight's NewsHour for analysis and much more.
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| SEPTEMBER
Sept. 28, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Friday's NewsHour, we examine new data that shows consumer confidence and home prices rose, possible signs of further economic recovery. Also: hunting for mines in the Persian Gulf, former political star Bo Xilai ousted from Communist Party in China, Shields and Brooks analyze the week's top political stories.
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| Sept. 27, 2012
Campaigns Use Non-Traditional Advertising to Target Specific Communities
The Obama campaign has bought ad time during video games, while Mitt Romney has been using social media to target specific voters to encourage early voting. Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz of the Daily Download talk to Judy Woodruff about new advertising outlets and a plethora of polls showing President Obama in the lead.
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| Sept. 26, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Wednesday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for a preview by correspondent Gwen Ifill.
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| Sept. 25, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Tuesday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for a preview by correspondent Judy Woodruff.
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| Sept. 24, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Monday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for a preview by correspondent Ray Suarez.
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| Sept. 21, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Friday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for a preview by correspondent Judy Woodruff.
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| Sept. 20, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Thursday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for a preview by correspondent Kwame Holman.
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| Sept. 19, 2012
Bob Woodward on 'The Price of Politics,' Fiscal Fight Over the Debt Ceiling
In summer 2011, a partisan Congress sparred with the White House on how to solve the U.S. debt crisis. Judy Woodruff talks to journalist Bob Woodward about his new book, "The Price of Politics," about how Washington's politicians couldn't look past their own political aspirations in order to forge a deal.
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| Sept. 19, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Wednesday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for a preview by correspondent Gwen Ifill.
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| Sept. 18, 2012
Bob Woodward Calls Romney's Comments Unpresidential
Journalist Bob Woodward had harsh words for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney Tuesday, suggesting Romney went out of bounds with his comments made at a private fundraiser.
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| Sept. 18, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Tuesday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for a preview by correspondent Jeffrey Brown.
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| Sept. 17, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Monday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for a preview by correspondent Ray Suarez.
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| Sept. 14, 2012
Conversation: 'Broadway or Bust' on PBS
Have you ever wanted to be on Broadway? Well, thousands of young people from around the country do, and a new PBS series is documenting their struggle to get there. It's called "Broadway or Bust," produced by WGBH in Boston. The first episode aired last week, the second is this Sunday.
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| Sept. 14, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Friday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for a preview by correspondent Ray Suarez.
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| Sept. 13, 2012
For Campaigns, Online Outreach on Libya Attacks, Conventions, Get-Out the Vote
Margaret Warner talks to Daily Download's Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz for the social media wrap on Mitt Romney's criticism of President Obama and the White House's response to the attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. Plus, a recap on the campaigns' social media usage during the Democratic and Republican conventions.
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| Sept. 13, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Thursday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis.
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| Sept. 12, 2012
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Wednesday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis.
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| Sept. 4, 2012
Hatcam Goes to the Conventions
What's that curious helmet covered in stickers and wires? Why, it's the PBS NewsHour hatcam, an emerging sensation at the national political conventions.
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| AUGUST
Aug. 31, 2012
Why Does the Foreign Press Care About U.S. Political Conventions?
For many Americans the conventions are a time to celebrate their political parties' past, present and future. They are usually well-attended by U.S. press, but members of the foreign media come out as well.
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| Aug. 29, 2012
In Twitter's Political Index, More Tweets Mean Good News for Candidates
NewsHour correspondent Hari Sreenivasan interviewed Twitter's Adam Sharp on Tuesday about what the so-called "Twitter Political Index" says about the candidates.
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| Aug. 23, 2012
How Media Coverage of the Political Conventions Has Shifted to Cable, Online
Jeffrey Brown talks to CNN's Howard Kurtz and Daily Download's Lauren Ashburn about how politics are being discussed in the digital world, including Todd Akin's remarks on rape and abortion, the upcoming Republican National Convention and how media coverage of political conventions has changed.
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| Aug. 22, 2012
An All-Access Pass to the Conventions
Politics editor Christina Bellantoni talks to senior correspondent Gwen Ifill and UStream Vice President Craig Mullaney about NewsHour's plans to live stream coverage from the conventions, from major speeches to behind-the-scene moments.
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| Aug. 20, 2012
Origins of the Political Ad: Woodrow Wilson's 1912 Campaign Film
"The Oldway and the New" is a 1912 campaign film put out by the Democratic National Committee on behalf of candidate Woodrow Wilson. Housed at the Library of Congress, it is the earliest known example of a political party or candidate using the medium of motion picture to communicate with voters.
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| JULY
July 31, 2012
Behind the Scenes with the NewsHour in Nevada
A behind the scenes look at the NewsHour's work in Nevada to profile the Asian American population and their impact on the 2012 election.
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| July 31, 2012
Social Media Users Express Disappointment with NBC's Olympics Coverage
Using hashtags like #NBCFail, Olympics fans have tweeted complaints of delayed and incomplete programming and streaming restrictions for the London Games. Gwen Ifill talks to USA Today's Christine Brennan and The New York Times' Richard Sandomir about how online viewers are experiencing NBC's coverage of the 2012 Olympics.
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| July 27, 2012
Gwen's Take: Bill Raspberry, 1925-2012
I wasn't exactly wet behind the ears when I arrived at The Washington Post in 1984, but it was close. There was a wall of glass offices on the north side of the newsroom. I could look across a sea of desks and cubicles and spy the likes of Bob Woodward, Ben Bradlee, David Broder -- and Bill Raspberry
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| July 16, 2012
Pew Study: More Viewers Choose YouTube for Breaking News
The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism released a study Monday showing that news consumers are increasingly trading traditional media for YouTube. Jeffrey Brown discusses the challenges and opportunities traditional media sources now face with Pew's Tom Rosenstiel and The New York Times' Brian Stelter.
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| July 16, 2012
Yahoo Nabs Google's Marissa Mayer to be Company's New CEO
Yahoo! has a new leader. Again. Marissa Mayer has been tapped to be the company's next CEO, the fifth person to take the helm of the Internet giant in five years
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| July 12, 2012
An Election on Facebook: Old Media Enters New World
Do "likes" on Facebook translate to votes? Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn of Daily-Download.com examine that issue with Ray Suarez and also explore why traditional news outlets are partnering with social media sites this election year.
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| July 11, 2012
10 Questions with Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales
When Wikipedia formally launched on Jan. 15, 2001, creators Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger hoped to create over 100,000 articles.
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| July 10, 2012
Russian Blackouts, Neutrality and Trusting Wikipedia
Hari interviews Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales on today's blackouts in Russia, trusting crowd-sourced information and attracting more women to the Wikipedia community.
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| JUNE
June 29, 2012
Washington's 100-Degree Day of Contempt, Constitutionality and the Rule of Law
Understanding that I was too young to witness the Kennedy funeral or the Nixon resignation firsthand, watching the Supreme Court uphold a sweeping health care law hours before the House of Representatives voted to find an attorney general in contempt of Congress - for the first time ever - was riveting.
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| June 28, 2012
News Outlets Don't All Get Ruling Right
A rush to quickly report the Supreme Court's decision on President Barack Obama's health care law on Thursday tripped up some news organizations that got it wrong and had to quickly correct themselves.
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| June 21, 2012
Court Rejects FCC Fines for Indecency, Rules Against SEIU
The Supreme Court dismissed fines against broadcasters who violated FCC indecency policies but did not address whether the government has the authority to regulate indecency on broadcast TV. The justices also said unions must let nonmembers object to unexpected fee increases that all workers are required to pay in a closed-shop.
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| June 13, 2012
Times-Picayune Editor on Commitment, Accountability Amid Cutbacks
After 175 years, one of the nation's oldest daily newspapers -- The Times-Picayune -- announced Tuesday that 200 staff members would lose their jobs this fall. Judy Woodruff, Times-Picayune Editor Jim Amoss and The New York Times' David Carr discuss how New Orleans just became the largest U.S. metro without a daily.
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| June 3, 2012
As Zimmerman Surrenders, Is Social Media a Game Changer for Defense Attorneys?
For attorneys, creating a social-media strategy for a legal client is a relatively new phenomenon. Attorneys for George Zimmerman, the Florida man charged in the death of unarmed Trayvon Martin, have launched a Facebook page, Twitter account, website and a blog on his behalf. This use of social media may well be on trial itself.
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| MAY
May 22, 2012
Pakistani Women Counter Country's Violence With Textbooks, TV Shows
Pakistan is experiencing a surge in many types of violence, and some of the women working to counteract it place some of the blame on the country's schools.
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| May 17, 2012
Florida Journalism Program Gives Students Reason to Stay in School
Student Leon Tomlinson joined Journeys in Journalism in third grade and said that the program was one of the main reasons he now excels in the classroom.
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| May 17, 2012
Young Journalists at Work
Over the course of reporting a story on a communications magnet program in St. Petersburg, Fla., the NewsHour met many students going through the K-12 "Journeys in Journalism" program. View a slideshow of their work.
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| APRIL
April 26, 2012
For Murdoch, Concerns His Great Empire Is 'Under Serious Threat'
When Rupert Murdoch took the stand Thursday in the second day of a U.K. media ethics inquiry, he coupled an apology for News of the World's "blot" on his News Corp record with accusations that journalists had covered up the phone-hacking. Ray Suarez and The New York Times' John Burns discuss the media mogul's testimony.
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| April 26, 2012
'I Failed,' Murdoch Says of Tabloid Scandal While Denying Part in Wrongdoing
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch took the stand Thursday in a British media ethics inquiry, describing his News of the World tabloid as a "serious blot" on his News Corp reputation. Murdoch also said he wished the paper behind the phone hacking and cover-up had been shuttered sooner. Paul Davies of Independent Television News reports.
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| April 25, 2012
News Wrap: Murdoch Downplays Political Sway in Media Ethics Inquiry
In other news Wednesday, News Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch appeared before a British inquiry panel to refute charges he had too cozy a relationship with Britain's top politicians, among them former Prime Minister Tony Blair. Also, the U.S. Senate voted to slow down service cuts to the ailing U.S. Postal Service.
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| April 20, 2012
Before His Death, Dawn Editor Razvi 'Wouldn't Leave Pakistan for the Moon'
Two days before his brutal death, Dawn editor Murtaza Razvi replied to my email asking why he and his family chose to live in Pakistan despite its many challenges.
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| April 17, 2012
Pulitzer Profile: AP's Investigative Reporting Prize for NYPD Profiling Series
First brought to light in an Associated Press series of reports, a post-9/11 surveillance program by the New York City Police Department on Muslim communities has raised calls for a federal probe. Jeffrey Brown and the AP's Adam Goldman discuss the series that was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting on Monday.
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| April 16, 2012
Watch NewsHour Interviews With 2012 Pulitzer Winners
Citing "distinguished" prose and reporting, the 2012 Pulitzer Prize winners for journalism, letters, drama and music were announced Monday by Columbia University. Watch NewsHour interviews with some of this year's winners, including poet Tracy K. Smith.
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| April 16, 2012
Pulitzer Prize Profile: The Philadelphia Inquirer's Public Service Award
Announced Monday by Columbia University, The Philadelphia Inquirer won the Pulitzer Prize for public service for its "Assault on Learning" series that chronicled pervasive under-reported violence in the city's public schools. Jeffrey Brown and The Inquirer's Kristen Graham discuss the award and the series' impact on the city.
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| April 16, 2012
How to Remove Yourself From Google Street View
Google was fined by the Federal Communications Commission for hampering an investigation into the company's Street View data collection methods. Don't like your image on Street View? Hari Sreenivasan walks through tips on how to alert Google.
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| April 13, 2012
Why Titanic's Story Still Resonates 100 Years Later
One hundred years after the Titanic sank, the story of the technological triumph-turned-tragedy still captivates many people. Margaret Warner and writer Daniel Mendelsohn, author of the recent New Yorker piece "Unsinkable: Why We Can't Let Go of the Titanic," discuss the story's staying power.
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| April 12, 2012
Latest Chapter in the E-Books Battle
Why are Amazon, Apple and several major publishers locked in a bitter fight over the pricing of electronic books? In the wake of a major price-fixing suit from the Department of Justice, Andrew Albanese of Publishers Weekly spoke about the rise of the ebook as a publishing phenomenon and the financial stakes for the industry.
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| April 9, 2012
Remembering Mike Wallace, Legendary '60 Minutes' Interrogator
A Mike Wallace interview was often harsh, unsympathetic even. The "60 Minutes" icon was never reluctant to confront the feared or the famous -- from Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini to Malcolm X to pitcher Roger Clemens. Wallace, 93, died Saturday. Morley Safer and Jeff Fager of CBS reflect on Wallace's career with Jeffrey Brown.
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| April 5, 2012
Examining Social Media Pressure on Santorum, Campaign Culture on Pinterest
As part of an ongoing series on how candidates and surrogates are using social media this election season, Margaret Warner and journalists Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz of the Daily Download discuss how Ann Romney and President Obama have used the virtual bulletin board Pinterest to reach out to voters, especially female ones.
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| April 5, 2012
For Troubled Media Industry, Some Hope as Mobile News Consumption Grows
As more Americans use mobile devices and social media to consume their news, the appeal of traditional news outlets is up, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center that scrutinizes the industry's health. Judy Woodruff and the Center's Mark Jurkowitz discuss some encouraging developments amid ongoing industry woes.
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| April 3, 2012
Translate This: a Campaign in Every Language
Do you read or write a language other than English? If so, we need your help. In partnership with the Participatory Culture Foundation through the Universal Subtitles project, the all-volunteer PBS NewsHour captioning and translation team is up and running.
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| MARCH
March 23, 2012
China's Programming for U.S. Audiences: Is it News or Propaganda?
China Central Television has opened a new broadcast bureau in Washington, D.C., and is now producing news programs in English for an American audience. Leaders at CCTV America say they uphold traditional journalistic values, but critics say the programs may look like news, but they really are propaganda. Ray Suarez reports.
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| March 19, 2012
Facebook, Twitter Not Dominating News Landscape Just Yet
The importance of using social media to promote a news organization's journalism is pretty much a given in any newsroom these days, but as popular as Facebook and Twitter are, they do not seem to be driving as much traffic to news websites as one would think.
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| March 8, 2012
'Kony 2012': 'Unprecedented' Viral Video's Message, Backlash Examined
The "Stop Kony" campaign that's gone viral in recent days aims to spotlight the atrocities of warlord Joseph Kony in Uganda. Margaret Warner discusses the nonprofit Invisible Children's popular "Kony 2012" video and its ensuing criticism with the Institute for Policy Studies' Emira Woods and Porter Novelli's Dawn Arteaga.
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| March 6, 2012
A Life Under Fire: Combat Photographer Captures, Carries Wounds of War
Combat photographers have been documenting the terror, violence and boredom of war since the invention of photography. Tom Bearden profiles Air Force Sgt. Stacy Pearsall, who has documented the effects of war -- and has paid a heavy price.
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| FEBRUARY
Feb. 29, 2012
News Corp.'s Succession 'in Flux' as James Murdoch Resigns
Under pressure from the phone-hacking scandal that engulfed his tabloid News of the World last summer, James Murdoch -- the youngest son of Rupert Murdoch -- stepped down as executive chairman of News International. Gwen Ifill discusses the ongoing fallout with Ned Temko of The Observer in London.
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| Feb. 24, 2012
Connecting to the Web: Freedom or Human Right?
MEXICO CITY | In January 1941, with the shadow of world war looming over the United States, President Franklin Roosevelt gave his State of the Union address. These days, no one knows it that way.
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| Feb. 22, 2012
Marie Colvin, 'Fearless' War Reporter, Killed in Syria Shelling
War correspondent Marie Colvin traveled to the most dangerous places on Earth to bear witness to the worst of man's inhumanity. Colvin was killed in Homes, Syria, on Wednesday when the house she was staying in was shelled by government forces.
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| Feb. 17, 2012
Reporter Anthony Shadid Brought Intimate Look to Mideast Struggles
The death of New York Times foreign correspondent Anthony Shadid has been followed by an outpouring of praise for the talented and humble reporter, who passed away Thursday from an asthma attack while covering the unrest in Syria. Over the years, Shadid made numerous appearances on the NewsHour. Here are some highlights.
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Jan. 25, 2012
The Power of the Telenovela
Romance. Drama. That's what drives telenovelas, Latin American soap operas, one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world, with hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide.
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| Jan. 20, 2012
Hackers Retaliate Against DOJ in Raging Online Piracy Fight
Just hours after the Justice Department shut down the file-sharing website megaupload.com and charged several of its executives with online piracy Thursday, a group of hackers retaliated by taking down the DOJ website. Margaret Warner discusses the ongoing battle with The Washington Post's Cecilia Kang.
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| Jan. 20, 2012
Airman, Actors Seek to Inspire Youth with 'Red Tails'
"Nothing's difficult. Everything's a challenge. Through adversity to the stars. From the last plane to the last bullet to the last minute to the last man - we fight. WE fight! We FIGHT!"
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| Jan. 17, 2012
A World Without Wikipedia: For SOPA, Websites Threaten a Midnight Blackout
Beginning midnight Wednesday, some major Internet companies could go dark for 24 hours as part of an online protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA. Ray Suarez discusses the planned blackout with Ben Huh, the CEO of a participating company, and NBC Universal's Rick Cotton, who supports the legislation as written.
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| Jan. 12, 2012
Beyond Dot-Com: Web Domains Set To Expand
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is opening up applications for new web domains. That means that the traditional endings of website names, most of which are familiar to users as .com, .org or .net, will be able to be almost any word in any language.
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