Jun 09 World Cup Song by Shakira Stirs Controversy By Tom LeGro This year's World Cup song, "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)," has stirred sentiment among South Africans, many of whom were outraged because FIFA selected a non-African, Colombian pop star Shakira, to write the song and perform lead vocals. Continue reading
Jun 09 On the Gulf Coast, Media Access Can Be Hard to Come By Updated 5:20pm ET BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles issued this letter on media access Wednesday. In the statement, Suttles says "BP fully supports and defends all individuals rights to share their personal thoughts and experiences with journalists… Continue reading
Jun 09 Internet Anonymity Both Aid and Foil for Democracy Does the Internet facilitate a productive exchange of ideas, making people better informed and therefore better citizens? Or does the unchecked nature of what information can be shared and spread on the internet actually threaten democracy? That was… Continue reading
Jun 08 On Tuesday’s NewsHour… BP'S LIABILITY IN THE GULF | Fifty days into the Gulf oil spill, officials still don't have a firm answer on how much oil is escaping from the damaged well or how long it could continue. Jim Lehrer talks to… Continue reading
Jun 08 Tuesday: Probes Faulted BP Safety Record; U.S. Voters Head to Polls A great blue heron stands on an oil containment boom being used to protect Pensacola Beach, Florida. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Internal investigations over the past decade warned BP managers that the company disregarded safety and environmental rules… Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch NATO Bloodshed in Afghanistan Spikes Ahead of Planned Surge Violence raged in Afghanistan this week, just ahead of the launch of a major NATO offensive in the country's Taliban-held south. Ray Suarez talks to GlobalPost reporter Jean MacKenzie in Kabul for the latest. Continue watching
Jun 07 On Monday’s NewsHour… GULF OIL LEAK UPDATE | Federal officials said the amount of oil escaping into the Gulf of Mexico is beginning to slow as it's being captured, but the cleanup and restoration will likely span years. Gwen Ifill talks to… Continue reading
Jun 04 On Friday’s NewsHour… OBAMA SURVEYS GULF OIL DAMAGE | President Obama returned to the Gulf coast, as BP said it has made headway in its six-week struggle to cap the gushing oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. Ray Suarez… Continue reading
Jun 03 On Thursday’s NewsHour… GULF OIL LEAK UPDATE | BP had some success Thursday as undersea robots managed to cut the main pipe of the undersea oil, which may allow engineers to cap the gushing well. Judy Woodruff talks to Don Van Nieuwenhuise,… Continue reading
Jun 03 Pew Study: More Americans Watching, Sharing Online Video By Hari Sreenivasan Much like you’re likely about to do, more Americans are watching online video, a new survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project has found. Kristen Purcell, associate director for research, stopped by The Rundown to discuss the… Continue reading