Dec 19 53 journalists killed for their work so far in 2018, report finds By Verena Dobnik, Associated Press The number of journalists killed in retaliation for their work nearly doubled this year, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 4:57 Newspapers speak up about Trump’s repeated attacks A free press is central to our democracy and journalists are not the enemy of the state. That was the message shared by more than 300 newspaper editorial boards in an extraordinary step Thursday, sparked by a call-out from the… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 5:29 A record number of journalists are behind bars By PBS News Hour For the second year in a row, the number of journalists who are imprisoned has reached a historic high, according to a report issued by the Committee to Protect Journalists. At a total of 260 people, CPJ’s Editorial Director Elana… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 6:22 American war correspondent details his own love and life in Africa By PBS News Hour As a college student, Jeffrey Gettleman traveled to East Africa and fell in love. He also fell in love that year with a woman back home. Their time and work apart, and his life and work covering a continent as… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 2:51 How journalist Ann Friedman learned to sound more like herself By PBS News Hour Women are routinely asked and expected to modify how they speak in order to not come across as too direct or harsh, says journalist Ann Friedman. But in pursuing her life’s work, she’s found greater confidence in her professional voice,… Continue watching
May 03 Watch 7:14 By murder, prison and rhetoric, here’s how the global free press is being suppressed By PBS News Hour Journalists around the world sometimes risk death or imprisonment to inform the public. In Mexico, dozens have been killed by drug cartels, the Turkish government has been cracking down by closing newspapers and locking up reporters, and U.S. reporters are… Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 8:53 How the mainstream media missed Trump’s momentum By PBS News Hour Pollsters, pundits and many journalists seemed confident that Hillary Clinton would clinch the win. Steve Deace of the Steve Deace Show, Margaret Sullivan of The Washington Post and Jim Rutenberg of The New York Times join Judy Woodruff and Hari… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 3:50 News Wrap: Volkswagen CEO steps down amid rigging scandal By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn announced his resignation in the wake of a scandal over diesel cars that were rigged to pass pollution tests, but denied personal wrongdoing. Also, imprisoned Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: Two journalists murdered during live newscast By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Virginia TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were shot dead by a former co-worker during an interview Wednesday morning. The gunman, Vester Lee Flanagan, shot himself after a highway chase. Also, James Holmes… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch 6:31 Why is Iran holding a U.S. journalist? By PBS News Hour With a court ruling that two Al Jazeera journalists who were imprisoned in Egypt for more than a year will be released on bail, Judy Woodruff looks at a new survey of press freedom and abuses around the world. Chief… Continue watching