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
Feb 12 PBS NewsHour Democratic Primary Debate Reaches a Combined Television Audience of 8.03 Million Viewers PBS NewsHour Democratic Primary Debate Reaches a Combined Television Audience of 8.03 Million Viewers More than 900,000 Views of PBS NewsHour Debate Live Stream For Immediate Release: Friday, February 12, 2016 WASHINGTON,… Continue reading
Feb 11 PBS NewsHour Democratic Debate: Full Rush Transcript The below rush transcript of the PBS NewsHour Democratic Primary Debate moderated by Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff has been compiled for your immediate use. NOTE: This copy may be updated and not in its final form. For media… Continue reading
Feb 11 PBS NewsHour Democratic Debate: Digital Video for Embed February 11, 2016: The below links to video clips from the PBS NewsHour Democratic Primary Debate moderated by Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff have been pulled for your immediate use and download in digital stories. MANDATORY CREDIT // “PBS NewsHour” with… Continue reading
Feb 09 Media Restrictions for PBS NewsHour Democratic Primary Debate Washington, DC (February 9, 2016) — PBS NewsHour will host its Democratic Primary Debate – in partnership with Facebook and sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee – on Thursday, February 11, 2016 from 9:00 – 11:00pm ET at the Helen Bader… Continue reading
Feb 04 PBS NewsHour Democratic Primary Debate to be Simulcast Live on CNN WASHINGTON, D.C. – PBS NewsHour announced today that in addition to broadcasting live on PBS and streaming live on www.pbs.org/newshour, the PBS NewsHour Democratic Primary Debate – in partnership with Facebook and sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee –… Continue reading