Feb 13 Push against Russia’s ‘disinformation’ goes online By Larisa Epatko Two U.S. government-funded news organizations, known for their counter-propaganda efforts during Soviet times, are turning to social media to reach Russian audiences. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 3:37 Trump administration wastes no time in fighting the press over facts By PBS News Hour White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s tone was different on Monday, but his message was the same as over the weekend: The Trump administration feels that the press is unfair. At the CIA on Saturday, President Trump called members of… Continue watching
Jan 11 Donald Trump’s press conference was a press confrontation By Daniel Bush The news conference left little doubt that the relationship between President-elect Trump and the press will be fraught with tension over the next four years. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 2:48 The ‘thin legitimacy’ of social media as a news source By PBS News Hour Due to the proliferation of social media, getting people to read serious journalism is harder than ever, says New York University professor Jay Rosen. Anyone with a smartphone can produce content, and Facebook doesn’t have an editor in chief --… Continue watching
Dec 07 ‘Dear Gwen’: Letters from female journalists of color she inspired By Kenya Downs Gwen Ifill was "a beacon for so many of us, women of color especially, who wanted so badly to see themselves reflected in the media." -- Tanzina Vega, National reporter for CNN. Continue reading
Nov 15 Gwen’s Take on journalism, race and Queen Latifah By Larisa Epatko We at the PBS NewsHour and Washington Week lost our dear colleague, Gwen Ifill, to cancer on Monday. During her life, she often was called upon to discuss journalism, but other topics, too: among them, race, music and advice for… Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 3:44 For creating travel memories, Russell Banks prefers words to images By PBS News Hour Novelist and poet Russell Banks used to feel guilty about not taking pictures to document his trips. Now, he doesn't even bring a camera with him, believing that visually recording an experience would effectively remove him from it. In contrast,… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 2:56 The editor of the New Yorker on helping writers find their voice By PBS News Hour David Remnick has been a writer for The New Yorker since 1992 and its editor since 1998. In the age of modern media, his job requires not only producing a quality magazine, but also keeping up financially and technologically. One… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 2:59 This photojournalist is risking her life to make an impact By PBS NewsHour Here's Lynsey Addario's Brief but Spectacular take on life as a photojournalist. Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch 5:09 NPR journalist lost in Afghanistan ambush left a prolific legacy By PBS News Hour Some stories can be told only because of journalists who are willing to risk their lives. Award-winning photographer David Gilkey of NPR and Afghan journalist and translator Zabihullah Tamanna were two such voices. The two died Sunday in a Taliban… Continue watching