Feb 17 NPR’s Andy Carvin on Tracking and Tweeting Revolutions We caught up with NPR's Senior Strategist Andy Carvin between his 400+ tweets a day for a chat about his Twitter stream. It has become a must-follow wire service of sorts for people interested in the latest developments in… Continue reading
Feb 16 Restoring Ancient Artifacts: What Does it Take? As the dust settles on Egypt's recent protests, one less-discussed outcome of the uprising is the damage done to some of the country's ancient artifacts. After would-be looters broke into the famous Egyptian museum in Cairo in search of… Continue reading
Feb 16 Military Budget Criticized for Spending Too Much, Not Spending Enough As Defense Secretary Robert Gates appeared on Capitol Hill Wednesday to begin pushing for the Obama administration's defense budget, the Pentagon's spending plans were already taking flak from the political left and right. One side says proposed cuts are not… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch Live and Discuss: Secretary Clinton Speaks About Internet Freedom Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is set to speak Tuesday afternoon about Internet freedom around the world. The speech, entitled "Internet Rights and Wrongs: Choices & Challenges in a Networked World," will begin around 12:30 p.m. at… Continue reading
Feb 09 Bombings in Iraq Kill 7, Prosecutors Seek Trial for Italy’s Berlusconi Several bombs in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed seven people, including two policemen, and injured an estimated 80 more. The oil-rich region has been relatively quiet in recent months but is also the seat of ethnic tensions. Continue reading
Feb 08 New Rumsfeld Memoir Settles Scores, Spreads Responsibility for Iraq War "At its heart, it is a revenge memoir," writes NewsHour senior correspondent Gwen Ifill in her Washington Post review of former secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld's new book, "Known and Unknown." The book certainly includes its fair… Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch Transportation Secretary: Electronic Issue Not Cause of Toyota Recall Woes Jeffrey Brown speaks with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood about the investigation into Toyota's recalls of more than 12 million vehicles after thousands of drivers complained of unintended acceleration. LaHood said an investigation showed that electronic flaws do not appear to… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Huffington, AOL CEO on Shared Vision for Online Content, Ads Huffington, AOL CEO on Shared Vision for Online Content, Ads… Continue watching
Feb 07 ‘A Big Pile of Cash’ and Content: What’s at Stake in Huffington Post Purchase AOL Inc. announced Sunday night its plan to buy The Huffington Post for $315 million. On Monday's NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown will discuss the details of the deal with AOL CEO Tim Armstrong, and Arianna Huffington, co-founder and… Continue reading
Feb 07 Trial Begins for Hikers Detained in Iran, WikiLeaks Founder Assange in Court Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal in May 2010. Photo by Agence France-Presse/Getty Images. The trial of three American hikers held in Iran since the summer of 2009 began on Sunday with two of them present in… Continue reading