Aug 27 Watch What does it take to free a captured American? By PBS News Hour A wave of American hostages held by Islamic extremists has raised questions about the U.S. policy not to pay ransoms. Jeffrey Brown talks to David Rohde of Reuters and Brian Jenkins of RAND Corporation for views on the divergence between… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch American hostages renew focus on U.S. ransom policy By PBS News Hour After 22 months in captivity, American journalist Peter Theo Curtis spoke publicly for the first time since his release from an al-Qaida affiliate in Syria. Meanwhile, Islamic State militants have threatened to kill journalist Steven Sotloff unless the U.S. stops… Continue watching
Aug 26 Vigil held for journalist James Foley at his alma mater By Larisa Epatko Freelance journalist James Foley, known by those around him as Jim, will be remembered Tuesday at a vigil at his alma mater, Marquette University. Continue reading
Aug 20 How has social media adapted to deal with violent terrorist imagery? By Nora Daly The horrifying documentation of James Foley’s tragic death has raised questions about how social media must adapt to deal with violent, terrorist imagery. Continue reading
Aug 18 Time Inc. rated writers on ad value, leaked spreadsheet shows By Corinne Segal A leaked internal spreadsheet from Time, Inc. shows that the company assigned writers different scores for various criteria, including their value to advertisers. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch Report examines effects of surveillance on reporters’ sources By PBS News Hour A new report by Human Rights Watch and the ACLU says the American government has overstepped its boundaries in clamping down on the work of reporters and their sources. Jeffrey Brown gets debate on the findings from Dana Priest of… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch A reporter and his son embed with U.S. troops in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour Veteran war correspondent and ABC News producer Mike Boettcher and his son Carlos spent time over the course of two years with various Army and Marine Corps units as they went out on patrol and fought the Taliban. In addition… Continue watching
May 04 What do White House correspondents really think of their jobs? By Hari Sreenivasan According to a survey of White House press corps members released by POLITICO magazine, news correspondents would like to see changes to the reporting process, including improvements to access and the way press conferences are held. Continue reading
Apr 14 2014 Pulitzer Prize winners announced By Justin Scuiletti The 2014 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday, with 13 awards given to different categories under journalism and seven awarded under books, drama and music. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch Remembering AP photojournalist Niedringhaus, who found grace in the face of war By PBS News Hour Veteran AP journalists Anja Niedringhaus and Kathy Gannon were traveling with election workers, soldiers and police in Khost province in Afghanistan when a police commander approached and shot them. Niedringhaus, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, was killed and Gannon was hospitalized. Continue watching