• Artists use Twitter and translation to rally behind poet jailed in Saudi Arabia

    Artists use Twitter and translation to rally behind poet jailed in Saudi Arabia

    Jul 29, 2016 03:50 PM EDT

    ... in January during which hundreds of writers read his works. The artists supporting him are hoping to keep his story alive through this week’s Twitter campaign. M. Lynx Qualey, who runs the blog Arabic Literature and helped organize the Twitter campaign, said Fayadh’s poetry “is not apostasy, it ...

  • Islamic State's Twitter traffic drops amid U.S. efforts

    Islamic State's Twitter traffic drops amid U.S. efforts

    Jul 09, 2016 04:50 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON -- The Islamic State group's Twitter traffic has plunged 45 percent in the past two years, the Obama administration says, as the U.S. and its allies have countered messages of jihadi glorification with a flood of online images and statements about suffering and enslavement at the hands of ...

  • More Twitter trouble dogs Trump, Clinton’s FBI interview

    More Twitter trouble dogs Trump, Clinton’s FBI interview

    Jul 04, 2016 11:40 PM EDT

    It started as a really bad weekend for Hillary Clinton after her husband’s tarmac meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch and word that Mrs. Clinton was to be interviewed by federal agents. Donald Trump stepped all over that with a tweet that some considered anti-Semitic. John Yang talks to Tamara Keith of NPR and Stu...

  • Twitter Chat: How do constitutions address sexual orientation and gender identity?

    Twitter Chat: How do constitutions address sexual orientation and gender identity?

    Jun 29, 2016 05:30 PM EDT

    ... marriage, although 22 countries introduced legislation in support of marriage equality. At 1 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 30, PBS NewsHour will host a Twitter chat to discuss LGBT constitutional rights in countries around the world. Joining us for this discussion will be Jody Heymann, David Godfrey and The ...

  • Twitter chat: What's the status of transgender rights in the U.S.?

    Twitter chat: What's the status of transgender rights in the U.S.?

    Jun 08, 2016 07:40 PM EDT

    ... Transgender Law Center, Kris Hayashi (@krishayashi), BuzzFeed national LGBT reporter Dominic Holden (@dominicholden), writer and educator Alex Myers (@MyersWriting), writer Raquel Willis (@RaquelWillis_) and Equal Justice Works Legal Fellow for the LGBT Law Project Eugene Chen (@nylag). [View the story "Twitter chat: Transgender rights in the U.S." on Storify]

  • Twitter Chat: Is college really for everyone?

    Twitter Chat: Is college really for everyone?

    Jun 06, 2016 09:29 PM EDT

    ... too strong? Should some students be steered toward alternative options? The PBS NewsHour, as part of our series on higher education in May, hosted a Twitter chat on whether college is truly for everyone. Our guests included Vivek Wadhwa, a former entrepreneur and writer who has criticized other tech entrepreneurs ...

  • Inside the origins of Trump's high-octane Twitter account

    Inside the origins of Trump's high-octane Twitter account

    May 31, 2016 12:15 PM EDT

    ... who no longer has any role with Trump's Twitter account or books, says he's marveled at the following his most famous client has built on social media. Asked whether he had any Twitter advice for Trump now, Costanzo said, "He seems to be doing just fine without me."

  • One of Trump's potential court nominees has a history of mocking him on Twitter

    One of Trump's potential court nominees has a history of mocking him on Twitter

    May 18, 2016 10:03 PM EDT

    ... humor, and his Twitter presence is so pronounced that Texas' Legislature last year named him honorary "Tweeter Laureate." One problem, though: Willett has repeatedly used Twitter — and his famously biting wit — to mock Trump. Last summer, Willett used his Twitter account, @JusticeWillett, to take a swipe at Trump's conservatism ...

  • Twitter Chat: How can colleges retain their most vulnerable students?

    Twitter Chat: How can colleges retain their most vulnerable students?

    May 18, 2016 09:16 PM EDT

    Getting into college is one thing, but staying in school and graduating can be a difficult task for some of the country's most vulnerable students. What more can colleges and universities do to retain minority, low-income, foster and veteran students? NewsHour held a special Twitter chat on college ...

  • Twitter chat: Demanding change on college campuses

    Twitter chat: Demanding change on college campuses

    May 10, 2016 06:16 PM EDT

    ... achieved? What are the lessons learned? And what’s next for those who became the faces of campus protests across the country? NewsHours hosted a Twitter chat discussing campus activism and the growing political and social engagement of college students across the country. The chat was part of our special ...