Jul 08 PBS NewsHour and NPR News Announce Plans for Prime Time Coverage of Republican and Democratic National Conventions Washington, DC (July 8, 2016) -- PBS NewsHour will combine forces with NPR News to co-produce and broadcast joint, live, prime time coverage of the 2016 Republican National Convention July 18 – 21 in Cleveland and the 2016 Democratic National… Continue reading
Jun 21 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Grants PBS NewsHour $1 Million for Science Coverage Washington, DC (June 21, 2016) -- The PBS NewsHour today announced a new $1 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for science coverage across platforms - on broadcast, online, and on social media. The new grant will… Continue reading
Jun 03 PBS NewsHour Exclusive Interview and Town Hall with President Obama Seen by More than 1.12 Million Viewers Washington, DC (June 3, 2016) -- Wednesday night's "Questions for President Obama: A PBS NewsHour Special" drew an average audience of 1.12 million viewers (Nielsen Live+Same Day Fast National data). At the Lerner Theatre in Elkhart, Indiana, President Obama discussed the current presidential election… Continue reading
May 31 Media Guidance for "Questions for President Obama: A PBS NewsHour Special" WASHINGTON, DC (May 31, 2016) — PBS NewsHour co-anchor and managing editor Gwen Ifill will sit down for an exclusive interview with President Barack Obama on Wednesday, June 1 in Elkhart, Indiana. It will follow with a town hall, produced… Continue reading
May 25 PBS NewsHour to Broadcast Exclusive Interview and Town Hall with President Obama on Wednesday, June 1 WASHINGTON, DC (May 25, 2016) -- PBS NewsHour co-anchor and managing editor Gwen Ifill will sit down for an exclusive interview with President Barack Obama on Wednesday, June 1 in Elkhart, Indiana. It will follow with a town hall, produced… Continue reading
May 11 PBS NewsHour Introduces New Weekly Science and Technology Series "Leading Edge" Washington, DC (May 11, 2016) -- Beginning tonight on the PBS NewsHour and each Wednesday going forward is the addition of a new science and technology reporting series named "Leading Edge." Each week on NewsHour's broadcast and curated online and distributed across social… Continue reading
Apr 19 PBS NewsHour Named Peabody Award Recipient for Desperate Journey Series Washington, DC (April 19, 2016) -- The PBS NewsHour today was named a 2015 Peabody Award recipient for its Desperate Journey series on the refugee and migrant crisis facing Europe. Since… Continue reading
Apr 04 PBS NewsHour Sets Record Growth in Q1 2016 For Immediate Release: Washington, DC (April 4, 2016) — PBS NewsHour closed out Q1 2016 with growth on broadcast, online, and on social, including all-time highs for pageviews, unique visitors, video views and mobile sessions. According to Nielsen national ratings,… Continue reading
Mar 01 PBS NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs Selects Youth Journalists for Pilot Apprenticeship FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 1, 2016) - PBS NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs (SRL, @reportinglabs) has selected three youth journalists to participate in a pilot apprenticeship program in Washington, D.C. These aspiring… Continue reading
Feb 24 PBS NewsHour Names Award Winning Correspondent John Yang to Staff For Immediate Release: Washington, DC (February 24, 2016) -- PBS NewsHour with Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff today announced the hire of John Yang as general assignment correspondent for the nightly news broadcast. Yang most recently served as a Chicago-based… Continue reading