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
Sep 12 PBS NewsHour Debuts 5-Part Series “Rethinking College” Today and All Week on Broadcast and Online The PBS NewsHour will broadcast the special 5-part series “Rethinking College.” NewsHour Correspondent and Weekend Anchor Hari Sreenivasan traveled throughout the United States to profile five cutting edge programs designed to bring non-traditional students the higher education they need to… Continue reading
Aug 25 PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs youth reporters go outside, find stories in their National Parks Washington, D.C. (August 25, 2016) PBS NewsHour’s STEM Student Reporting Labs program will train high school students in video journalism and send them into their local national parks to produce unique stories from America’s canyons, craters and mountain… Continue reading
Aug 10 Gwen Ifill Named Recipient of 2016 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism August 10, 2016 (Washington, DC) — PBS NewsHour co-anchor and managing editor and Washington Week moderator and managing editor Gwen Ifill today was named the recipient of the 2016 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism. The award is presented… Continue reading
Aug 05 PBS NewsHour’s Online and Social Efforts Demonstrate Growing Reach During RNC and DNC Washington, DC (August 5, 2016) — In addition to strong ratings on broadcast, PBS NewsHour saw momentous reach online and on social during the weeks of the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Traffic on NewsHour’s website for the last… Continue reading
Aug 04 Adam Sarraf Named Creative Director of the PBS NewsHour Washington, DC (August 4, 2016) — PBS NewsHour has named skilled graphic designer Adam Sarraf Creative Director for the nightly news broadcast. Sarraf, who most recently served as Art Director for the digital (website and mobile app) and broadcast rebrand… Continue reading