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| 2013 MAY
May 24, 2013
On Netflix, Streaming Entertainment Is New 'Development' for Traditional TV
There's money in the banana stand, but what about in streaming entertainment? Traditional TV shows are showing up on online-only venues, including "Arrested Development," which is getting a second wind on Netflix after being canceled in 2006. Gwen Ifill talks to show producer Brian Grazer and Eric Deggans of the Tampa Bay Times.
   
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| May 24, 2013
Does Technology Offer Anyone a Big Break in Entertainment Industry?
Changes in technology have opened up new opportunities in the entertainment industry, offering platforms for the most scrappy or eclectic of musicians, filmmakers and other creative artists.
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| May 24, 2013
How Developed is Your 'Arrested Development' Knowledge?
Who's responsible for the blue paint? What's always in the banana stand? What does Annyong's name really mean? If you can answer any one of these, your "Arrested Development" knowledge is truly ... developed. Take PBS NewsHour's quiz.
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| May 21, 2013
Group Seeks Help From Social Networks to Combat Hate Speech
Social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter helps users mobilize around a common cause. But what if their message is one of hate? The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a group working against global racism, has compiled a list of hundreds of websites it deems hateful and is pushing their host sites to remove them.
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| May 20, 2013
Yahoo Makes Bid for Reboot With $1.1 Billion Deal for Popular Blog Site Tumblr
Tech company Yahoo bought Tumblr for a reported $1.1 billion, adding the fast-growing social media site with more than 100 million blogs to its roster of assets. Jeffrey Brown talks with Rebecca Lieb, a research analyst for the Altimeter Group, about the appeal of the image-centric and mobile-friendly blogging platform.
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| May 17, 2013
A Look Back at the Senate Watergate Hearings
The Watergate scandal began with a burglary in June 1972 and ended with a president's resignation in August 1974.
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| May 15, 2013
Trio of Scandals Puts Obama, Holder in Hot Seat
A trio of scandals has put President Barack Obama and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on the hot seat.
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| May 14, 2013
Was Seizure of AP's Phone Records Justified or Harmful to Press Freedom?
Judy Woodruff talks with David Schultz, legal counsel for the Associated Press, about the procedures for accessing information from the news media about confidential sources, what constitutes "crossing the line" by the government and whether the current investigation was justified by the gravity of the situation.
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| May 14, 2013
Justice Department Seized AP Phone Records to Track Government Leaks
The Justice Department secretly subpoenaed phone records of Associated Press journalists during two months in 2012. The AP was notified that records had been secretly seized for more than 20 of its phone lines, possibly to track government leaks of classified information about a foiled terror plot. Judy Woodruff reports.
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| May 10, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
Tonight on the program, a discussion on what is being done about safety standards and working conditions in Bangladesh. Also: how computer experts and common criminals stole $45 million from ATMs around the world, a preview of elections in Pakistan and political analysis from Mark Shields and Michael Gerson.
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| May 6, 2013
How Did Watergate Affect You?
In the summer of 1973, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer led PBS's gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings -- co-anchoring all 250 hours of the proceedings, launching the beginnings of what the PBS NewsHour is today. On May 17, the NewsHour will look back at the scandal that transformed American politics.
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| May 2, 2013
Google's Schmidt and Cohen Discuss Promise and Pitfalls of the Digital Future
Google's Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen explore the intersection of technology and democracy in their new book, "The Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business." Judy Woodruff talks to the authors about the promise and pitfalls of the digital future.
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| May 2, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Thursday's NewsHour, the major news of the day, plus context and analysis.
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| APRIL
April 29, 2013
How a Bogus Tweet Can Wreak Financial Havoc
When hackers sent out a bogus tweet from the Associated Press' Twitter account, the financial markets took a minutes-long nosedive. For more on how social media affects our world, NewsHour political editor Christina Bellantoni talks to Daily-Download.com's Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz of Newsweek and CNN.
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| April 26, 2013
Judy Woodruff Recounts Day President Reagan Was Shot
March 30, 1981 was a routine day for Judy Woodruff as she traveled with the press pool to cover a speech by President Ronald Reagan at the Washington Hilton. But the events of that day would lead to one of America's longstanding and contentious policy debates -- how much should the country regulate firearms.
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| April 19, 2013
One Year Later: What Happened to #stopKony?
The Kony 2012 video skyrocketed to almost 100 million views on YouTube in the course of one year. But was a nonprofit group's attempt to make the African warlord a household name effective if he's still in power? A key question -- one year after activists promised that the world would know Joseph Kony's name -- did it work?
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| April 19, 2013
Boston Bombing Suspects' Uncle: 'Turn Yourself In'
The uncle of the two men suspected in Monday's Boston bombings appeared overwhelmed with anger and emotion in front of reporters who were gathered outside his home in Montgomery Village, Md., Friday. Ruslan Tsarni urged his 19-year-old nephew, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is still at large, to turn himself in and ask for forgiveness.
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| April 17, 2013
Conflicting Reports on Alleged Boston Suspect Flood Social Media
In the span of about an hour on Wednesday, reports clashed regarding whether an arrest had been made in the Boston Marathon bombing. Media organizations' Twitter feeds were all a flurry with conflicting reports, making it impossible for followers to keep track.
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| April 16, 2013
In Face of Disaster, Social Media Helped Spread News and Connect Bostonians
Immediately after the Boston Marathon bombings, people took to social media and other technology to spread news about the attacks and check on loved ones. Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn examine with political editor Christina Bellantoni how social media can act as both an emergency tool and as a platform to express grief.
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| April 12, 2013
Online Streaming Television Service Aereo Tests Traditional Broadcast Networks
Internet television service Aereo uses free signals from local stations and streams content online for a small fee. But several traditional broadcast companies, including PBS, Fox and CBS, have sued Aereo over copyright violations. Hari Sreenivasan discusses the details with The Washington Post's Cecilia Kang.
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| April 10, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Wednesday's PBS NewsHour, the major news of the day, plus context and analysis.
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| April 5, 2013
Journalists Expose Trove of Hidden Offshore Bank Accounts Around the World
Around the world, government officials and individuals use offshore accounts to hide their wealth and evade heavy taxes. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Gerard Ryle, director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, about the findings of a massive cross-border collaborative investigation.
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| April 1, 2013
Why Facebook Went Red and Pink Over Same-Sex Marriage
While the Supreme Court heard arguments for and against same-sex marriage, scores of Facebook users changed their profile pictures to show their support with a red equal sign. For more on the image and social media's impact on this issue, Judy Woodruff talks with the Daily Download's Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz.
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| April 1, 2013
No One's Safe on April Fool's Day
Your guard is up. You trust no one. It's April Fool's Day, the time of year when making fools of people is celebrated ... unless the joke's on you.
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| MARCH
March 22, 2013
Americans Cut Off From Opportunity Without Equal Access to the Internet
Internet use is now so ubiquitous in the U.S. that not having access or online literacy can create major hurdles. As part of the NewsHour's series on broadband technology and its effect on society, Hari Sreenivasan explores the so-called digital divide with Vicky Rideout of VJR Consulting and former FCC official Karen Kornbluh.
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| March 21, 2013
Tennessee Is Home to U.S. Leader in Offering Fast, City-Wide Internet
Chattanooga, Tenn., is home to American's fastest internet connection -- up to 200 times faster than the national average. Hari Sreenivasan talks with Sheldon Grizzle of The Company Lab and Richard Bennett from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation about whether Chattanooga offers a model for the rest of the U.S.
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| March 21, 2013
Happy 7th Birthday Twitter!
Twitter, the micro-blogging website turned seven Thursday -- the anniversary of when co-founder Jack Dorsey sent out the first tweet, ever. Today, the company reports it has well over 200 million active users creating over 400 million tweets each day.
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| March 20, 2013
Streaming Video Goes From Media 'Stepping Stone' to Major Player
Traditional Hollywood studios now compete with streaming content providers like Netflix and Amazon to capture viewers' attention. Hari Sreenivasan looks at the growing impact of broadband and its effect on our viewing habits and entertainment industry with Brian Stelter of the New York Times and Lisa Donovan of Maker Studios.
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| March 20, 2013
What Implications Will Broadband Have?
Wednesday on the NewsHour, correspondent Hari Sreenivasan kicks off a three-part series looking at the implications high-speed broadband will have over time. Consider this an open thread and tell us in the comments how broadband is reshaping your entertainment time.
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| March 20, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Wednesday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for your preview.
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| March 18, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
A tentative snapshot of what we're covering on Monday's PBS NewsHour. Tune in to the broadcast at 6 p.m. ET, online and on-air.
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| March 12, 2013
Daily Download: Assessing the Gap Between Twitter Follower Opinion and Poll Data
Jeffrey Brown talks with the Daily Download's Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn about the disconnect between President Obama's Twitter support and public opinion poll data. They also look at the president's efforts to push his administration's policies on immigration and gun control on social media.
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| March 11, 2013
What Happens to Our Digital Lives When We Die?
The era of keeping cherished letters, photos and diaries in a shoe box under the bed is rapidly coming to an end. So when so much of our information, memories and interactions are stored in online accounts, it's unclear who should get posthumous access to our electronic personal data.
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| March 4, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Monday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Here is your preview.
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| March 1, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Friday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Correspondent Hari Sreenivasan has your preview.
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| FEBRUARY
Feb. 28, 2013
Despite Votes Today, Sequester Deadlines Will Come and Go
President Obama and congressional leaders will huddle Friday, after automatic cuts to defense and domestic spending will have already kicked in, in a last-ditch attempt to negotiate a solution. But before that takes place, Senate lawmakers will vote Thursday on competing Republican and Democratic plans to address the sequester.
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| Feb. 27, 2013
How Can Media Move Millions Toward Action?
On Thursday, Hari Sreenivasan will be a moderator at the "Media as Global Diplomat: Media That Moves Millions" conference, hosted by ITVS and the U.S. Institute of Peace. You can follow the conversation live here.
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| Feb. 25, 2013
Does the White House Use Social Media to Circumvent the Press?
NewsHour's political editor Christina Bellantoni and the Daily Download's Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz highlight President Obama's hosting of a Google Hangout to discuss the ways the White House utilizes social media, and whether the administration prefers dealing more with the public than the press.
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| Feb. 25, 2013
Weigh In: What Would YOU Ask the President?
Daily Download segment will examine the White House's use of social media to bypass the filter of the traditional press. In the recent presidential "fireside hangout," President Obama answered questions from online viewers. Did you watch the hangout? What would you have asked the president?
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| Feb. 21, 2013
Oscar Front-Runners and Wild Cards in a 'Good Year' for Grown-Up Movies
Hollywood's biggest night is just around the corner. This year's Academy Award-nominated films include both mainstream blockbusters and darkly-themed foreign and independent movies. Ray Suarez talks with New York Times film critic A.O. Scott about why this a "good year for mainstream movies that grownups might want to go see."
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| Feb. 21, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Thursday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for your preview.
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| Feb. 21, 2013
Live Chat: Gwen Ifill Answers Your Questions
Join correspondent Gwen Ifill for a live chat, hosted by PBS' Washington Week 12 p.
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| Feb. 19, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Tuesday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for your preview.
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| Feb. 19, 2013
White House Reporters Frustrated With Obama Administration
Is it bad for democracy when a president answers impromptu questions from the press 107 times after a photo opportunity, compared with his predecessor's 355? Or that he's more likely to dish with the ladies of "The View" than he is to sit down with the New York Times?
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| Feb. 18, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Monday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for your preview.
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| Feb. 15, 2013
Arm Teachers or Ban Video Games? Students Debate in Google Hangout
The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., has made many schools rethink their safety procedures. It has also sparked emotional debates about the roots of violence. To find out how the tragedy has affected young people, we brought together high school students from around the country into a Google Hangout.
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| Feb. 15, 2013
Video Games: Violent, Yes. But Do They Make US Violent?
PBS NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown taps into a discussion about the connections -- or lack of connections -- between violent video games and violent behavior. The Newtown killer reportedly spent hours playing such games, but is there evidence that one thing leads to the other?
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| Feb. 15, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Friday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for your preview.
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| Feb. 14, 2013
When Searching for Love, Is Online Dating the Place to Look?
Can math lead you to love? In a world where we're all too busy to meet new people, let alone cultivate a relationship, is it a good thing that online dating sites are basically one giant database filtering us together via our common interests?
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| Feb. 13, 2013
News Wrap: Treasury Nominee Lew Defends Citigroup Tenure at Confirmation
In other news Wednesday, Jack Lew, nominee for Treasury Secretary, defended his time as CEO of Citigroup, during which he invested in a Citi fund registered in the Cayman Islands. Also, the Obama administration called for Congress to close gaps in the nation's cyber security.
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| Feb. 11, 2013
What's Not to Like? Using the Facebook 'Like' to Connect, Commune, Endorse
NewsHour's political editor Christina Bellantoni joins Daily Download's Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz to discuss the ins and outs of 'liking' someone or something on Facebook as part of the NewsHour's continuing conversations about the digital world's cultural impact.
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| Feb. 11, 2013
Manhunt Continues for Fugitive Cop Wanted for Murder in California
Former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner began a deadly shooting spree on Feb. 7, killing three people. Since then, authorities in California, Nevada, and Arizona have initiated a massive manhunt for Dorner. Ray Suarez gets an update on the search from Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
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| Feb. 11, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Monday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for your preview.
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| Feb. 11, 2013
Have You Given Up On Facebook?
Monday's Daily Download segment will explore what it means to "like" something on Facebook, and the trend of people who choose to ditch using Facebook altogether. We want to hear from you. Have you given up on Facebook? Why? How was the break? What did you learn from the experience?
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| Feb. 8, 2013
Winter Storm 'Nemo' to Bring Record Levels of Snow (and Disney References)
The latest storm to hit the Northeast has been dubbed "Nemo." News of the blizzard has set off another sort of "storm" on social media mixing references to snow and the Disney movie "Finding Nemo."
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| Feb. 8, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Friday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for your preview.
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| Feb. 7, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Thursday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Listen here for a preview.
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| Feb. 5, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Tuesday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Correspondent Hari Sreenivasan has your preview.
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| Feb. 4, 2013
Sheldon Adelson Winning Israel's Newspaper War
About five years ago, Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino mogul, major backer of Republican candidates in last year's election and 14th richest person in the world, began to completely upend the Israeli newspaper market.
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| JANUARY
Jan. 31, 2013
New York Times Computer System Target of Lengthy Chinese Hacking Attack
The New York Times fell victim to a four-month cyber attack by Chinese hackers who cracked passwords to more than 50 email accounts, including those of top reporters. Ray Suarez talks with Times reporter Nicole Perlroth and Grady Summers, vice president of the cyber security company hired to investigate the attacks.
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| Jan. 31, 2013
Your Favorite Super Bowl Commercials of All Time
There have been countless memorable Super Bowl commercials over the past four decades. With Super Bowl XLVII just days away we asked our NewsHour audience what their favorite Super Bowl commercial of all time is.
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| Jan. 30, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Wednesday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Correspondent Ray Suarez has your preview.
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| Jan. 28, 2013
Daily Download: Can Facebook Posts Get You Fired?
NewsHour's political editor Christina Bellantoni talks with the Daily Download's Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn about how the digital world affects and infects the culture we live in. They talk about what one should and shouldn't publish on social media about a job, and whether your Facebook status could get you fired.
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| Jan. 22, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Tuesday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Correspondent Gwen Ifill has your preview.
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| Jan. 18, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Friday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Correspondent Hari Sreenivasan has your preview.
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| Jan. 16, 2013
Daily Download: Lasting Legacies of Obama's 2012 Digital Campaign Strategy
Even with campaign season over, politicians continue to use the data collected online during the 2012 election. Daily Download's Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz look back at the 2012 election with Harper Reed, former chief technology officer for Obama for America, who managed digital strategy for President Obama's re-election.
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| Jan. 15, 2013
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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| Jan. 14, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Monday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Here is your preview.
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| Jan. 11, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Friday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Correspondent Judy Woodruff has your preview.
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| Jan. 8, 2013
Richard Ben Cramer, 62, Prize-Winning Journalist Who Had 'What It Takes'
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Richard Ben Cramer wrote about a range of topics, from politics to sports to international conflicts. With his passing, Gwen Ifill talks to Time magazine's Joe Klein and the Washington Post's Chris Cilliza on Cramer's legacy.
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| Jan. 8, 2013
What Spurred Crackdowns and New Restrictions on Chinese Press and Internet Media
Ray Suarez talks to James Fallows of the Atlantic and Ming Wan of George Mason University about China's new leadership may approach government oversight of Chinese print and digital media.
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| Jan. 8, 2013
Chinese Journalists Protest Government Censorship
Chinese government censors forced journalists at a Guangzhou newspaper in southern China to replace an editorial calling for political reform with a tribute to the Communist Party. Ray Suarez reports on the response by the journalists who went on strike to protest suppression of free speech.
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| Jan. 8, 2013
From the NewsHour Archives: Storied Journalist Richard Ben Cramer
"What It Takes: The Way To The White House" has been called "the book that defined modern campaign reporting," and it is Richard Ben Cramer's legacy. The author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist has died at age 62.
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| Jan. 7, 2013
On the PBS NewsHour Tonight
On Monday's NewsHour: the major developments of the day, plus context and analysis. Here is your preview.
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| Jan. 3, 2013
What Al Jazeera's Current TV Acquisition Means for American Media
In an attempt to reach a larger American audience, Al Jazeera English announced plans to purchase cable channel Current TV, first started by former Vice President Al Gore. Ray Suarez talks to Al Jazeera executive producer Robert Wheelock about the Qatar government-owned news organization's move and challenges going forward.
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