About Ivette @IvetteF_News
Ivette Feliciano shoots, produces and reports on camera for PBS NewsHour Weekend. Before starting with NewsHour in 2013, she worked as a one-person-band correspondent for the News 12 Networks, where she won a New York Press Club Award for her coverage of Super Storm Sandy, which ravaged the East Coast in 2012. Prior to that, Ivette was the Associate Producer of Latin American news for Worldfocus, a nationally televised, daily international news show seen on Public Television. While at Worldfocus, Ivette served as the show’s Field Producer and Reporter for Latin America, covering special reports on the Mexican drug war as well as a 5-part series out of Bolivia, which included an interview with President Evo Morales. In 2010, she co-produced a documentary series on New York’s baseball history that aired on Channel Thirteen. Ivette holds a Master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where she specialized in broadcast journalism.
Ivette’s Recent Stories
Arts Mar 20
Fit as a ‘Fiddler’: Broadway’s Sheldon Harnick looks back on 50 years of traditionMore than 50 years after the Broadway premiere of "Fiddler on the Roof," the musical's universal story continues to resonate with audiences seeing its fifth revival, which opened in December. NewsHour's Zachary Green sits down with the musical's 91-year-old lyricist,…
World Feb 27
Enforcing Iran sanctions still tangles Iranian-Americans in ‘spider’s web of laws’The U.S. has imposed hundreds of sanctions against Iran for more than 30 years to temper the country's nuclear ambitions. And even though the sanctions against Iran were eased with January's nuclear disarmament deal, rules about how people in the…
Politics Feb 06
The rocky road to the GOP nomination is paved with complex delegate mathAlthough primaries and caucuses are scheduled through June, presidential candidates in both parties may emerge with enough delegates to secure the nomination before then. But given the different sets of rules for choosing delegates in each state, a long road…
World Nov 21
Once alone and undocumented, teen finds family in immigration courtMinors who enter the United States alone and without proper documents face a circuitous path when seeking relief after they are stopped and detained by U.S. immigration officials.
Nation Oct 04
7 voices sound off on NC’s controversial voter ID lawIn North Carolina, which has had some of the most progressive voting practices and highest voter turnout rates in the country, some residents are grappling with the state's new voter ID law that goes into effect in 2016.
Nation May 31
When enforcing gender norms turns violentDespite the increased visibility of transgender people in the media, individuals who identify as gender non-conforming are still subject to gender policing, which can range from a confused look to verbal and physical violence.
Nation May 09
Here’s what concentrated poverty looks like in South AtlantaIn South Atlanta's Lakewood Heights community, where crime rates are high and many homes sit dilapidated and abandoned, the poverty rate hovers around 30 percent. The area is one of many that suffers from concentrated poverty.
