Jun 07 PBS NewsHour's Coverage Plans for James Comey's Testimony before Senate Intelligence Committee The PBS NewsHour will broadcast live coverage of former FBI Director James Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Washington, DC (June 06, 2017) — PBS NewsHour will be reporting extensively on former FBI Director James Comey's testimony… Continue reading
May 26 Student Journalists Shine Light on Disabilities For the final project of the school year, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs challenged its student journalists to find stories that showcase how people with disabilities overcome limits placed on them by others. Continue reading
May 08 PBS NewsHour selects 2017 Student Reporting Labs Fellows Washington, D.C. (May 8, 2017) -- Twenty talented youth storytellers from 13 states will convene in the nation's capital this summer with the common objective to advance the future of journalism and public media. The middle and high… Continue reading
Mar 17 PBS NewsHour's Coverage Plans for the Senate Hearings of Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch Washington, DC (March 17, 2017) — PBS NewsHour will extensively report on the Senate hearings of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on broadcast, online and on social beginning Monday, March 20, 2017 continuing through the end of the hearings. NewsHour's nightly broadcast… Continue reading
Mar 01 PBS NewsHour and the Washington Press Club Foundation Create Journalism Fellowship in Honor of Gwen Ifill The Fellowship will be Announced Tonight at the Washington Press Club Foundation's 73rd Annual Congressional Dinner Washington, DC (March 1, 2017) -- The PBS NewsHour and the Washington Press Club Foundation today announce the creation of The Gwen Ifill/PBS… Continue reading
Feb 23 @NewsHour and @Twitter Continue Partnership to Live Stream Coverage of President Trump's Address to #JointSession of Congress on Feb. 28 Washington, DC and San Francisco, CA (February 23, 2017) — @PBS @NewsHour in partnership with @Twitter will live stream special coverage of President Trump's address to a #JointSession of Congress on February 28, 2017. NewsHour's partnership with Twitter… Continue reading
Feb 01 PBS NewsHour and the Aspen Institute Partner to Explore Today's Most Pressing Health Challenges Washington, DC (February 1, 2017) – The PBS NewsHour and the Health, Medicine and Society Program of the Aspen Institute will partner to co-produce a series of broadcast and digital stories exploring today's most pressing health issues. The segments will… Continue reading
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