Oct 21 PBS NewsHour Announces Election 2020 Special Coverage Plans ARLINGTON, VA (Updated October 26, 2020) -- PBS NewsHour will present live Election 2020 special coverage on Tuesday, November 3, starting at 6 pm ET on PBS stations nationwide (check local listings… Continue reading
Oct 19 Jane Ferguson Named a Recipient of the Inaugural Aurora Humanitarian Journalism Award The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative will today present PBS NewsHour special correspondent Jane Ferguson with the inaugural Aurora Humanitarian Journalism Award during the first event of their "Gratitude in Action" speaker series. Inspired by PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff… Continue reading
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