Oct 08 PBS NewsHour’s Coverage Plans for the Senate Hearings of Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett ARLINGTON, VA (October 8, 2020) — PBS NewsHour will offer special live coverage of the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings of Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the United States Supreme Court online and on PBS stations nationwide (check… Continue reading
Sep 29 Yamiche Alcindor Named IWMF 2020 Gwen Ifill Award Recipient The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) yesterday named PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor its 2020 Gwen Ifill Award recipient. The award recognizes a remarkable woman journalist of color whose work embodies the legacy of… Continue reading
Sep 28 PBS NewsHour Offers Live Coverage of Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates *The below referenced second presidential debate, scheduled for October 15, was canceled by the Commission on Presidential Debates on October 9. PBS NewsHour will broadcast live coverage of the 2020 Presidential debates between President Donald Trump and former… Continue reading
Sep 23 PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs and the Poynter Institute’s MediaWise team up to host #Election2020 Youth Town Hall Arlington, Va. (September 23, 2020) — PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL), in partnership with MediaWise, will host Face the Facts: Election 2020 Youth Town Hall, a one-hour, virtual… Continue reading
Sep 23 “RBG: Her Legacy & The Court’s Future, A PBS NewsHour Special” to air Thursday, September 24 at 8 pm ET ARLINGTON, VA (September 23, 2020) —“RBG: Her Legacy & The Court’s Future, A PBS NewsHour Special” will premiere on Thursday, September 24, 2020, 8 – 9 pm ET on PBS stations nationwide (check local listings). PBS NewsHour takes a… Continue reading
Sep 22 PBS NewsHour’s “Stopping A Killer Pandemic” Named News & Documentary Emmy Award Recipient ARLINGTON, VA (September 22, 2020) — PBS NewsHour’s three-part series “Stopping a Killer Pandemic” was named the recipient of the News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Science, Medical and Environmental Report. The award was… Continue reading
Sep 01 PBS NewsHour Named Finalist for Two Online Journalism Awards ARLINGTON, VA (September 1, 2020) — PBS NewsHour today was named a finalist for two Online Journalism Awards for its original podcast, “Broken Justice,” and for “Amazon: Behind the Smiles,” produced in partnership with PRX and Reveal from The… Continue reading
Aug 24 Amid Global Pandemic, PBS NewsHour Offers an In-Depth Look at Health Care Systems in Europe, Australia and the United States ARLINGTON, VA ( August 24, 2020) — PBS NewsHour today announced a five-part universal health care series to air beginning on Monday, August 31, 2020 (check local listings). Following the heated “Medicare for All” debates between Democrats earlier this… Continue reading
Aug 06 PBS NewsHour Named Recipient of Seven News & Documentary Emmy Award Nominations ARLINGTON, VA (August 6, 2020) – PBS NewsHour was today named the recipient of seven nominations for the 41st News & Documentary Emmy Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The Emmy Awards… Continue reading
Jul 28 PBS NewsHour Announces Primetime Coverage of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions As Details Emerge ARLINGTON, VA (Updated, August 21, 2020) — PBS NewsHour plans to produce and broadcast live, primetime coverage of the in-person and virtual proceedings of the 2020 Democratic National Convention August 17 – 20, 2020 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the 2020… Continue reading