Mar 04 Watch 6:06 How does a professional film critic compete with social media? By PBS News Hour A.O. Scott has been the New York Times’ film critic since 2000, so it’s safe to say he knows his craft. But in a world dominated by social media, where anyone with an Internet connection can become a self-styled critic,… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 7:55 Diane Rehm shares the painful story of her husband’s death By PBS News Hour After her husband starved himself to death over the course of nine days rather than continue living with Parkinson’s disease, NPR’s Diane Rehm found herself plagued with questions and fears. She channeled her struggles into “On My Own,” an evocative… Continue watching
Feb 29 Watch 9:33 Film about investigative journalism nabs top Oscar By PBS News Hour On Sunday, the film “Spotlight” pulled off a surprise Best Picture win at the Oscars. An inside look at the uncovering of widespread sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, “Spotlight” celebrates investigative journalism. Jeffrey Brown talks to Margaret Sullivan of… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 10:43 Racial scrutiny remains ahead of all-white Oscar ceremony By PBS News Hour For the second straight year, no actors or actresses of color have been nominated for an Academy Award, leading to heavy criticism and calls to boycott the ceremony. The Academy of Motion Pictures, which oversees the awards, aims to double… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 9:38 The mother of a Columbine shooter on the son she thought she knew By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 6:58 Former Goldman exec wants to downsize big banks By PBS News Hour As presidential candidates debate Wall Street regulation, an argument against big banks arose from an unlikely source. Former Goldman Sachs executive Neel Kashkari asserts banks that are “too big to fail” remain a serious threat to financial stability and must… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 6:38 Historic dance company prepares for new steps By PBS News Hour Robert Battle grew up in one of Miami’s poorest neighborhoods wearing metal braces on his legs but dreaming of dance. Thirty years later, he runs the renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater -- the very company that inspired him as… Continue watching
Sep 02 WATCH LIVE: Jeffrey Brown covers the National Book Festival By artsdesk The NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown interviews Azar Nafisi, Tom Brokaw, David McCullough and other authors attending the 15th Annual Library of Congress National Book Festival. Continue reading
Apr 01 Jeffrey Brown’s advice for young journalists? Expect the unexpected. By Nora Daly PBS NewsHour’s chief correspondent for arts and culture Jeffrey Brown addressed questions from student journalists in a Facebook chat. Continue reading
Feb 12 America’s first big business? Not the railroads, but slavery By Sven Beckert For too long, historian Sven Beckert argues, historians have depicted slavery as a non-capitalist "Southern pathology." In his new book, "Empire of Cotton," Beckert shows how slavery was actually at the very roots of modern American capitalism. Continue reading