Jan 29 Twitter chat: GloZell Green and Hank Green on interviewing Obama and the power of new media By Nora Daly With the advent of new media, journalists have the opportunity to communicate more directly with their audiences. Is traditional media taking advantage of this opportunity? Where do traditional journalism and initiatives like #YouTubeAsksObama overlap and what different needs do they… Continue reading
Jan 29 Judy Woodruff to aspiring journalists: ‘You need to care about the world around you’ By Nora Daly In the first in a series of Facebook chats featuring PBS NewsHour journalists, co-anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff on Tuesday addressed questions from journalism students ranging from how her father's military career impacted her worldview to the most interesting… Continue reading
Jan 19 Judy Woodruff to ‘school’ journalism students in Facebook chat By Nora Daly Join Judy Woodruff in this first in a series of Facebook chats for journalism students featuring PBS NewsHour journalists. Continue reading
Jan 16 News organizations form coalition to test drones By Joshua Barajas Ten news organizations, including The New York Times and the Associated Press, formed a coalition with Virginia Tech to test unmanned aircraft systems, UAS, for news gathering, the media companies said in a joint statement Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 01 Top Egypt court orders retrial of Al Jazeera journalists By Ruth Tam After appealing the charge of spreading false news and conspiring with Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood, three Al-Jazeera journalists who have been jailed for more than a year are getting a retrial. Continue reading
Dec 12 Justice Department won’t compel journalist James Risen to reveal anonymous source By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A source familiar with the case says the Justice Department will not compel New York Times reporter James Risen to testify about his source at an upcoming trial of a former CIA officer accused of leaking classified information. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 6:30 Will unraveling of Rolling Stone’s UVa sexual assault story make other victims reluctant to speak out? By PBS News Hour After reporting on a horrific case of sexual assault at the University of Virginia, Rolling Stone magazine acknowledged discrepancies in the victim’s story, saying their trust in her was “misplaced.” Judy Woodruff speaks with T. Rees Shapiro of The Washington… Continue watching
Nov 10 AP demands FBI never impersonate any journalist again By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Associated Press on Monday demanded assurances from the Justice Department that the FBI will never again impersonate a member of the news media, following revelations that an agent in Seattle portrayed himself as an AP journalist as part of… Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch The obstacles and dangers of reporting on Syria By PBS News Hour Telling the stories of conflict in Syria and Iraq has become prohibitively dangerous for many news organizations; more than 70 journalists have been killed while covering the Syrian war. While a few international reporters remain in the country, much of… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch How a presidential candidate’s personal life changed political journalism By PBS News Hour When did the more intimate -- and sometimes sordid -- aspects of the personal lives of politicians become fair game for reporters? Matt Bai of Yahoo News says it was back in 1987, when presidential candidate Gary Hart’s extramarital dalliance… Continue watching