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
Mar 26 Pew examines news industries in latest State of News Media report By Colleen Shalby Pew Research Center’s 11th State of the News Media report, released Wednesday, looks at these changes and examines consumer, ownership, investment and technology trends of the various news industries over the past year. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch NewsHour's Miles O'Brien on moving forward after an accident led to amputation By PBS News Hour Miles O'Brien has traveled the world for the NewsHour, often to dangerous places, such as his recent trip to the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. Last month, an injury during another reporting trip in the Philippines became life-threatening and… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Covering conflict and corruption, journalists face rising threat of violence and imprisonment By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Protesters, human rights groups demand release of Al-Jazeera journalists on trial in Egypt By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch Bay Area poets turn reporters to tell story of vulnerable public housing residents By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 14 Gwen's Take: Exposing stereotypes and reflecting reality By Gwen Ifill Day after day, we are exposed to sneakier outrages – images that reinforce stereotypes and suppress ambition, especially in young women. Stock photos used to illustrate advertising campaigns as well as news stories invariably show them submissive, half-naked or harried. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch New media models disrupt traditional journalism By PBS News Hour A slew of made-for-Web news sites are increasingly undermining the platform of print media. In this shifting landscape, how will journalism and storytelling survive, and what are readers to gain? Judy Woodruff talks to Re/code’s Walt Mossberg, VOX Media’s Jim… Continue watching