Archive: 2015
Covering Bernie Sanders
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Covering Bernie Sanders presents problems for TV news, but also for some TV viewers.
Read MoreGlobal Warming, Koch and NOVA
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Have NOVA broadcasts tackled global warming directly? The ombudsman has doubts.
Read MoreBombs Away! Russians Strike ISIS Oil but PBS Gets Blasted
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NewsHour report of U.S. air strikes on ISIS oil network is, unfortunately, illustrated by films from Russian air strikes.
Read MoreUnsolved Murders: A Vietnam Battle Still Being Fought in This Country
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Frontline/ProPublica program reopens old wounds of unsolved murders.
Read MoreA Bruising Battle in the Schoolyard
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Was a hard-hitting report on charter schools short of hard sources?
Read MoreThe Mailbag: Heeeeere’s Edward
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Edward Snowden’s appearance on NOVA stirs some viewers.
Read MoreWhen It Comes to Drama, PBS Is Royalty
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The Yanks are coming. An American-produced drama series will soon break into that relentless, decade-long flow of British-only dramas on PBS.
Read MoreThe Mailbag: Welcome to America
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A NewsHour report on lingering church sexual abuse scandals as the Pope arrives stirs up some viewers.
Read MoreThe Mailbag: The NewsHour Dominates
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That Ifill “retweet” broke records at the ombudsman’s inbox.
Read MoreMore Self-Inflicted Wounds
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It’s hard to retreat from a tweet that should never have been sent.
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