Mar 22 PBS NewsHour Names Judy Woodruff Solo Anchor Expands Bench of Correspondents to Include Award-Winning Journalists Amna Nawaz and Nick Schifrin Washington, DC (3.22.18) – PBS NewsHour today names managing editor Judy Woodruff solo anchor of the nightly broadcast. Woodruff, who re-joined the NewsHour… Continue reading
Mar 02 PBS NewsHour student journalists investigate the future of work Washington, DC (March 2, 2018) — Technology and new social norms are rapidly transforming the labor landscape, leaving the next… Continue reading
Jan 29 PBS NewsHour's Coverage Plans for President Trump's First State of the Union on Tuesday, January 30 Washington, DC (January 29, 2018) — PBS NewsHour will produce a prime time special broadcast for President Trump's first State of the Union on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 from 9 – 11pm ET. Managing editor Judy Woodruff will anchor the… Continue reading
Jan 03 PBS NewsHour and The New York Times Launch Monthly Book Club "Now Read This" Washington, DC and New York, NY (Wednesday, January 3, 2018) -- PBS NewsHour and The New York Times today launch "Now Read This," a monthly collaborative book club with planned audience engagement across both outlets and on multiple… Continue reading
Nov 30 Award-Winning Journalist Yamiche Alcindor Named PBS NewsHour White House Correspondent Washington, DC (November 30, 2017) – PBS NewsHour, anchored by managing editor Judy Woodruff, today named New York Times national political reporter Yamiche Alcindor the nightly news broadcast's White House Correspondent. Alcindor joined the Times in 2015, where she covered the… Continue reading
Nov 16 PBS NewsHour's P2+ Audience Up 21% in 2016-17 Season at 1.17 Million Viewers Washington, DC (November 16, 2017) -- PBS NewsHour, the nightly news broadcast anchored by managing editor Judy Woodruff, closed out the 2016-17 television season (September 19, 2016 – September 24, 2017) +21% above the previous season (September 21, 2015… Continue reading
Nov 03 Student Reporting Labs Teens Reveal Perceptions and Impact of Misinformation Washington D.C. (November 3, 2017) -- The term "fake news" continues to dominate headlines as the rise of fabricated news stories, websites and other forms of misinformation challenge the role of journalists and the facts around important… Continue reading
Oct 24 PBS NewsHour unveils faster, sleeker, and more responsive pbs.org/newshour PBS NewsHour, the nightly news broadcast on PBS anchored by managing editor Judy Woodruff, recently unveiled the new pbs.org/newshour, an online presentation that better showcases NewsHour’s thoughtful, objective and balanced journalism and better reflects what makes the brand stand out… Continue reading
Oct 18 PBS NewsHour's Brief But Spectacular Series Celebrates 100th Episode PBS NewsHour’s popular interview series Brief But Spectacular (series trailer) recently celebrated its 100th episode on October 12, 2017 after more than two years since it’s debut in 2015. Continue reading
Oct 06 PBS NewsHour's "The End of AIDS?" Series Named News & Documentary Emmy Award Recipient Washington, DC (October 6, 2017) — PBS NewsHour’s six-part series “The End of AIDS?” was named the recipient of a News & Documentary Emmy Award in the Outstanding Science, Medical and Environmental Report category. Continue reading