About Zachary @Zach4TheEvening
As part of the associate producer "Dream Team" (as they refer to themselves) at NewsHour Weekend, Zachary Green produces and assists in the production of many of the segments featured on NewsHour Weekend. This includes shooting, writing, and editing such pieces as "No Comment" (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/free-speech-internet-little-less-free/) and "Digital Death" (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/happens-digital-presence-death/). Before joining NewsHour, Zachary was an associate producer for Need to Know on PBS.
Zachary’s Recent Stories
Science Jan 05
As seas continue to rise, New Jersey buys residents out of flood zonesHundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents live in flood zones that can become inundated with storm water. But the state is trying to move some of them out of harm's way in one of the biggest home buyout programs…
Nation Nov 24
Museums are curating an era of social movements in real timeAs Black Lives Matter protests erupted in 2014 after a police officer killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, the National Museum of African-American History and Culture in D.C. sent curators to collect t-shirts and gas masks -- artifacts it could…
Nation Oct 28
Pittsburgh mourns as names of synagogue shooting victims emergeA day after 11 people at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh were killed in the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in U.S. history, communities there were mourning and considering what precautions will help them feel safe. Meanwhile, suspect…
Nation Oct 14
A community of color uses yoga to improve ties with the NYPDAs police departments across the country work to repair and bolster their relationships with communities, a citizen group in New York City is aiming to bring residents, particularly people of color, together with the NYPD through yoga and meditation. They…
Nation Oct 13
Florida could soon restore voting rights to over 1 million felony offendersThis Election Day, more than six million Americans will be unable to vote due to a felony conviction. A quarter of those people live in Florida, which has some of the most restrictive laws regarding felony disenfranchisement in the country.
Politics Oct 13
Formerly convicted Florida residents sound off on voter disenfranchisementOn Nov. 6, more than six million Americans will be unable to vote because of a felony conviction on their records. More than a quarter of them live in Florida.
Science Aug 25
Using feathers and bone fragments, scientists paint a picture of the ocean’s pastAt the Ocean Memory Lab, part of California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium, scientists are undertaking a study of the world’s oceans and marine life before plastic and chemical pollutants were introduced to the water. By studying the feeding habits of seabirds…
Nation Aug 12
Have au pairs been exploited as a cheap source of labor?Thousands of young people are admitted each year to the U.S. as cultural exchange participants through the J-1 visa program, often to work as live-in childcare providers known as au pairs. Now, a lawsuit lodged on behalf of 90,000 current…
Nation Jul 28
In Branson, Missouri, employers vie for Puerto Rican workforceSeasonal industries across the country are facing labor shortages this summer because the federal government cut the number of visas it issues to temporary migrant workers. To compensate, cities like Branson, Missouri, known as the "Las Vegas of the Midwest,”…
Arts Jul 01
Comedian Cameron Esposito tackles sexual assault in new special “Rape Jokes”As the #MeToo movement inspires bigger conversations around sexual assault, veteran comedian Cameron Esposito does not want the voices of survivors to be left out. In her new special, "Rape Jokes," Esposito talks about sexual violence and her own experience…
