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About Beth @bponsot

Elisabeth Ponsot (Beth) is the Digital News Editor at PBS NewsHour Weekend, where she oversees the program's online team.

Beth is responsible for managing the PBS NewsHour's online news coverage and social media accounts on the weekends.

Prior to joining PBS NewsHour, Beth was a web producer for PBS Need to Know and worked as a multimedia reporter and social media editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

She is a graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and Colby College.

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Beth’s Recent Stories

Nation Feb 22

Long-term unemployed describe lack of mobility, depression in personal stories

As part of PBS NewsHour's coverage of the long-term jobless, we gathered personal stories from Americans who have lost their emergency unemployment benefits since the turn of the new year. NewsHour received hundreds of submissions from people age 23 to…

Nation Feb 16

What’s your story of long-term unemployment?

When the federally funded Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program expired on Dec. 28, 1.3 million Americans lost their long-term unemployment insurance -- a number that continues to rise as people across the country exhaust regular state benefits.

World Feb 09

Hundreds evacuated from besieged city of Homs

Hundreds of civilians fleeing the besieged Syrian city of Homs were evacuated from the fighting on Sunday.

Nation Feb 08

Which American municipalities have filed for bankruptcy?

Across the country, from Vallejo, Calif. to Detroit, Mich., some cities that cannot repay their debts have taken the extreme step of declaring municipal bankruptcy.

Politics Feb 01

Christie’s office attacks former appointee’s claims

In an e-mail to supporters Saturday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's office strongly rebuked claims made by his former ally, David Wildstein.

Education Feb 01

More states granting in-state tuition to immigrants

15 states have statutes on the books that allow students who have lived in the state for a set number of years, but who lack legal immigration status, to pay in-state tuition.

Nation Jan 30

NYC mayor aims to halt stop-and-frisk appeal

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration filed court papers Thursday to drop a city appeal of a judge's order for major reforms of the New York City Police Department's controversial stop-and-frisk policy.

Nation Jan 28

Obama praises Affordable Care Act for moral, economic successes

On Tuesday evening, President Barack Obama used his State of the Union speech to make an economic and moral argument for what he said are the Affordable Care Act's tangible successes.

Nation Jan 26

Lawmakers sponsor minimum-wage bills across the country

An Associated Press review shows lawmakers in more than half of U.S. states are sponsoring or are expected to introduce legislation for minimum-wage increases.

World Jan 11

World reaction to Ariel Sharon’s death in tributes and tweets

World leaders paid tribute to Ariel Sharon following the announcement of the former Israeli Prime Minister's death Saturday morning. Credit: Hikmet Saatci/Anadolu Agency/Gety Images His son, Gilad, speaking outside the hospital near Tel Aviv where Sharon had been treated…

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