Apr 23 Jim Lehrer ‘Refreshed’ Meeting News Consumers on Cross-Country Trip Within the matter of a week, we've seen Jim Lehrer e-mail us pictures from his phone, write his first blog post (from a moving train no less) and use Skype to file dispatches from his voyage across… Continue reading
Apr 23 Conversation: PBS President Paula Kerger Making a Push for More Arts Programming By Tom LeGro The "Public Broadcasting Service":http://video.pbs.org/feature/149/ -- our home -- has a long tradition of showcasing the arts. But it's also true that programs featuring performances and exhibitions are not as pervasive and prominent on the nightly schedule as in the past. Continue reading
Apr 23 On Friday’s NewsHour… ARIZONA'S IMMIGRATION LAW | Arizona's governor signed a new law cracking down on illegal immigration and President Obama voiced concerns the measure could violate civil rights. Jeffrey Brown talks to Arizona's Rep. Raul Grijalva and Mike Hethmon of… Continue reading
Apr 23 Friday on the NewsHour: Mark Fiore, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Cartooning Mark Fiore is the first internet animator to win a Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. His work appears only online -- on his own website, plus that of the San Francisco Chronicle, National Public Radio and other outlets. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch Vatican Abuse Scandal Intensifies as Another Bishop Resigns As part of a weeklong series from the Vatican, Margaret Warner reports on the church's growing sex abuse scandal, following the latest resignations from bishops in the Irish and Belgian churches. Continue watching
Apr 22 On Thursday’s NewsHour… Updated 6:05pm ET FINANCIAL REFORM'S FUTURE | President Obama admonished Wall Street for fighting reforms as the Senate prepares to consider new regulations for the financial system. In two newsmaker interviews about the reform efforts, Jeffrey Brown talks to White… Continue reading
Apr 22 Earth Day’s 40th Anniversary Marked with Concerts, Idea Exchanges By Larisa Epatko Countries around the world celebrated the 40th Earth Day on Thursday and throughout the week with activities such as fashion shows featuring recycled materials, seed plantings at the Shanghai Zoo and musicians in Morocco playing songs about the Earth. Continue reading
Apr 22 Thursday: Obama to Call for Wall Street Reform; Most European Flights Resume President Barack Obama speaks at Cooper Union in 2008 as a Democratic candidate. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Updated 12:00pm ET You can find the full text of President Obama's speech on Wall Street reform here. Posted… Continue reading
Apr 21 Experts Voice Pros and Cons of F-35, Military’s Newest Fighter By Larisa Epatko The Pentagon's forthcoming warplane, the Joint Strike Fighter, is intended for use across the different branches of the military but has come under fire in Congress for skyrocketing costs and delays. Continue reading
Apr 21 Gulf Coast Oil Leak Widget By Chris Amico TICKER & VIDEO: Latest News on the Gulf Coast Oil Spill. Continue reading