Jan 12 PBS NewsHour and Twitter Partner to Live Stream Coverage of Inauguration Day 2017 Washington, DC and San Francisco, CA (January 12, 2017) — PBS NewsHour in partnership with Twitter will live stream special coverage of Inauguration Day 2017 on Twitter from 11am – 5pm ET on Friday, January 20, 2017. The special broadcast… Continue reading
Dec 28 Editor's note: Dec. 27 story on Greek inventor and clean energy Editor's note: There have been questions raised concerning our report that aired on Dec. 27, 2016 about a Greek inventor who is developing a device that purports to turn water into power without requiring additional energy. Despite a team of… Continue reading
Nov 16 Nsikan Akpan and Matt Ehrichs Named Recipients of 2016 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Silver Award Washington, DC (November 16, 2016) — PBS NewsHour digital science producer Nsikan Akpan and Student Reporting Labs producer Matt Ehrichs today were named recipients of a 2016 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Silver Award for their first… Continue reading
Nov 14 PBS NewsHour Co-anchor Gwen Ifill Dies at 61 It is with extremely heavy hearts that we must share that our dear friend and beloved colleague Gwen Ifill passed away this afternoon following several months of cancer treatment. She was surrounded by loving family and many friends whom we… Continue reading
Nov 08 PBS NewsHour up +10.9% in HH, +13.8% in P2 for 2015-16 Broadcast Season Washington, DC (November 8, 2016) — PBS NewsHour's household rating (0.7) during the 2015-16 season increased 10.9% over the previous television season, while the nightly news broadcast, which last month completed its 40th year on broadcast, had a P2+ rating of… Continue reading
Nov 04 Ahead of Election Day, PBS NewsHour asks America's teens, "What would you tell the next president?" PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs challenged youth around the country to “speak” a letter to the next president voicing the concerns closest to their hearts. Continue reading
Nov 02 PBS NewsHour Announces Election Night 2016 Special Coverage Plans ***Gwen Ifill will be off the air this week while she addresses health issues. We look forward to her return as soon as possible (Updated November 7, 2016). Washington, DC (November 2, 2016) -- PBS NewsHour presents live coverage of… Continue reading
Oct 21 PBS NewsHour's Final Presidential Debate Special Reached More Than 2.5 Million Average Viewers; 9% Growth Compared to Final Debate of 2012 Washington, DC (October 20, 2016) -- PBS NewsHour's special broadcast of the final presidential debate on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 averaged a 1.5 household rating and a delivery of 2.58 million viewers (P2+) across the 120-minute live duration (9 -… Continue reading
Sep 27 PBS NewsHour's First Presidential Debate Special Broadcast Saw 2.96 Million Viewers WASHINGTON, DC (September 27, 2016) -- PBS NewsHour's live coverage of the presidential candidates' debate followed by 30 minutes of analysis on Monday, September 26, 2016 from 9 - 11pm ET saw an a average household rating of 1.7 and… Continue reading
Sep 23 PBS NewsHour and Microsoft Launch WatchTheDebates.org WASHINGTON, DC (September 23, 2016) -- To mark the start of the 2016 general election debates, PBS NewsHour and Microsoft have partnered to launch WatchTheDebates.org, an interactive civic education and voter engagement site that provides access to every general election… Continue reading