Mar 18 Shields and Brooks on Afghan War, March Madness and Social Animals By Hari Sreenivasan Our serious business this week had our wonder twins (aka syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks) discussing a proposal from Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan. For the first time,… Continue reading
Mar 17 With New York Times' New Paywall, Will Readers Still Flock to Site? Given the New York Times' size, reputation and blemished record on previous efforts to charge for online content, it only made sense that the newspaper's Thursday announcement of a new paywall system would be the subject of close scrutiny… Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch Stories from SXSW: 60 Second Elevator Pitches Six elevator pitches in sixty seconds or less. Continue watching
Mar 17 U.S. House Votes to Cut NPR Funding Updated at 6:25 p.m. with NPR statement | The House of Representatives approved a measure Thursday to bar federal funding of National Public Radio. The bill also prohibits public radio stations from using federal grant money to pay dues… Continue reading
Mar 17 Photographer Reflects on 'Epic' Libya Battles, Revolution in the Arab World By Mike Fritz // Photographer John Moore is no stranger to combat. As a member of an Associated Press team in 2005, he shared a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography for coverage of the war in Iraq and he's done extended… Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch Stories from SXSW: Music and Interaction Design Discussion on the intersection of music and User Experience Design. Continue watching
Mar 17 House Republicans Make Another Run at Cutting NPR Funding Public broadcasting supporters gather in the Hart Senate Office Building this week to protest cuts to PBS and NPR. Photo by Bill Clark/Roll Call. House Republicans are putting funding for NPR back on the chopping block Thursday. The… Continue reading
Mar 16 Live Chat: Economic Inequality By Elizabeth Shell EDITOR'S NOTE: Join us live right here on Thursday, March 17 at 3p.m. ET for a chat between Paul Solman, Dante Chinni of Patchwork Nation and Derek Thompson of The Atlantic. The discussion will be… Continue reading
Mar 15 Mexico Drug Cartels Moving in on Guatemala Routes The security situation in northern Guatemala is deteriorating as Mexico-based drug cartels extend their reach into the neighboring country. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watching PBS NewsHour Video Online: What's Changed? By News Desk You may have noticed some changes in recent weeks to the way videos are being posted on the PBS NewsHour website.We're in the midst of a transition with as we move to the PBS Video player, which houses online… Continue reading