• Twitter chat: Is hate on the rise?

    Twitter chat: Is hate on the rise?

    Aug 16, 2017 05:10 PM EDT

    ... Hutchins Center for African & African American Research forum on Race and Racism in the Age of Trump, will join the PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) for a Twitter chat at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17 to answer those questions and more. READ MORE: Post-election spike in hate crimes persists in ...

  • Twitter chat: 3 years after Ferguson, what have we learned about race and police shootings?

    Twitter chat: 3 years after Ferguson, what have we learned about race and police shootings?

    Aug 08, 2017 10:47 PM EDT

    ... learned about race and police shootings? What's changed -- and what hasn't? At 1 p.m. ET Wednesday, the PBS NewsHour (@newshour) hosted a Twitter chat with Paul Butler (@LawProfButler), a former federal prosecutor and leading criminal law scholar of race and the policing of black men, and Steve ...

  • Twitter chat: What it means to be hungry in America

    Twitter chat: What it means to be hungry in America

    Aug 01, 2017 08:01 PM EDT

    ... placing nutrition assistance programs on the chopping block is a very real threat for millions. To dig into this topic, the PBS NewsHour hostrf a Twitter chat at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3 with NewsHour data producer Laura Santhanam (@laurasanthanam), the USDA Economic Research Service’s Alisha Coleman-Jensen ...

  • Twitter chat: How it feels to be a political minority in your community

    Twitter chat: How it feels to be a political minority in your community

    Jul 26, 2017 04:27 PM EDT

    ... Portland, the left is the face of intolerance A women's movement grows in 'the most Trumpian place in America' Flock joined NewsHour (@newshour) on Twitter on Thursday, July 27, at 1 p.m. EDT to answer questions about what she learned embedding in these communities and just how political ...

  • Twitter chat: The PBS NewsHour goes 'Inside Putin's Russia'

    Twitter chat: The PBS NewsHour goes 'Inside Putin's Russia'

    Jul 19, 2017 03:35 PM EDT

    ... Schifrin, a PBS NewsHour special correspondent who has reported from more than 35 countries since moving overseas in 2007, joined the PBS NewsHour for a Twitter chat Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET. Here's a recap of today's chat -- [View the story "Twitter chat: The PBS NewsHour goes ...

  • Twitter chat: How to spot and prevent cyberbullying

    Twitter chat: How to spot and prevent cyberbullying

    Jul 12, 2017 05:39 PM EDT

    Cyberbullying, largely thought of as targeted insults, taunting and harassment from one internet user to another, has grown in the age of chat rooms, private messages and Twitter mentions, as people have felt empowered by the ability to reach large groups online or even just one person with a single ...

  • Twitter chat: The electric guitar is in decline. Why?

    Twitter chat: The electric guitar is in decline. Why?

    Jul 04, 2017 06:21 PM EDT

    ... joins the PBS NewsHour (@newshour) at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 6 for a Twitter chat on all things guitar and the future of music. Have questions? Tweet them using #NewsHourChats. Find Edgers on Twitter @geoffedgers. [View the story "Twitter chat: The electric guitar is in decline. Why?" on Storify]

  • How do Trump’s Twitter taunts affect the presidency?

    How do Trump’s Twitter taunts affect the presidency?

    Jun 29, 2017 11:22 PM EDT

    President Trump's Twitter attack on MSNBC hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough -- whom he called "low I.Q. Crazy Mika" and "Psycho Joe" -- ignited a firestorm of sharp criticism, even from the president's Republican allies. John Yang reports and Judy Woodruff talks with Beverly Gage of Yale University and Matthews Dowd, former chief strategist...

  • For Republicans, Trump's Twitter attacks pose unprecedented political challenge

    For Republicans, Trump's Twitter attacks pose unprecedented political challenge

    Jun 29, 2017 09:10 PM EDT

    For many Republicans in Congress, President Donald Trump’s vulgar outburst at a female journalist Thursday crossed the line. Yet as they expressed disappointment with the president for disparaging the physical appearance of MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski on Twitter, an all-too-familiar political reality for Republicans set in. Whether ...

  • Twitter Chat: Ask your questions about the Senate health care bill

    Twitter Chat: Ask your questions about the Senate health care bill

    Jun 27, 2017 08:10 PM EDT

    ... producer Julie Percha (@juliepercha) and politics reporter Dan Bush (@danielbush) on Twitter Thursday, June 29th at 11 a.m. Have questions for them? Tweet them using #NewsHourChats. Here's a recap of the chat: [View the story "Twitter chat: Ask your questions about the Senate health care bill" on Storify]