PBS NewsHour Expands with 'NewsHour Weekend'

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | June 17, 2013

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | June 14, 2013

NewsHour: Not Just a TV Show

  • In a recent New York Times article, media reporter Elizabeth Jensen underscored the financial and new media challenges faced by the PBS NewsHour. In response to the article, NewsHour deputy executive producer Kathleen McCleery and CEO Bo Jones explain why criticism that the NewsHour is "just a TV show" doesn't fit.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | June 12, 2013

Is the NewsHour Worth Saving?

  • Is the NewsHour Worth Saving?
  • TV critic David Zurawik of the Baltimore Sun used recent news of layoffs at the PBS NewsHour as an opportunity to review the current state of the longstanding nightly news broadcast. NewsHour senior correspondent Gwen Ifill, deputy executive producer Kathleen McCleery and CEO Bo Jones respond to Zurawik's critique.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | June 4, 2013

Live Chat with Jeffrey Brown

  • Over the next few months, you will have the chance to connect with the PBS NewsHour's senior correspondents in our live chat series. Learn about the milestones in their careers, their start at the NewsHour and their take on the state of media and global politics. Join Jeffrey Brown at 1:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | May 28, 2013

Live Chat with Judy Woodruff

  • Live Chat with Judy Woodruff
  • Forty years ago, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer reported on the Watergate scandal. Their coverage laid the groundwork for what would become the MacNeil/Lehrer Report, known today as the PBS NewsHour.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | May 24, 2013

How Developed is Your 'Arrested Development' Knowledge?

  • 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.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | May 21, 2013

Group Seeks Help From Social Networks to Combat Hate Speech

  • 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.

ANALYSIS | May 20, 2013

Yahoo Makes Bid for Reboot With $1.1 Billion Deal for Popular Blog Site Tumblr

  • 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.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | May 17, 2013

A Look Back at the Senate Watergate Hearings

  • 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.

THE RUNDOWN BLOG | May 15, 2013

Trio of Scandals Puts Obama, Holder in Hot Seat

  • 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.

ANALYSIS | May 14, 2013

Was Seizure of AP's Phone Records Justified or Harmful to Press Freedom?

  • 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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