Jul 31 Sara Just named Executive Producer of PBS NewsHour By Linda Winslow A 25-year veteran of ABC News, Sara worked at “Nightline” for 17 years and served as Acting Executive Producer when that program was being redesigned. She has also been a member of the network’s senior digital management team and played… Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch British newspaper editor sentenced for phone hacking scandal By PBS News Hour A British court sentenced the former editor of Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World tabloid to 18 months in jail for his role in a phone hacking scandal. The practice of reporters hacking into the cellphones of private individuals in… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch Egypt’s conviction of Al Jazeera journalists sparks international outcry By PBS News Hour The Egyptian court where Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed were convicted on terrorism charges broke into pandemonium when their jail sentences were announced. Jeffrey Brown reports the trial was widely dismissed by Western officials… Continue watching
Jun 03 Reporter’s Notebook: How Tiananmen Square expanded global coverage By Michael D. Mosettig In spring 1989, journalists arrived in Beijing to cover Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's visit, while students amassed in Tiananmen Square. Michael D. Mosettig looks at how world events and television news coverage became one story. Continue reading
May 28 News organizations concerned over new government limits on journalist protections By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Months after the Justice Department issued new guidelines for criminal leak investigations, news organizations are voicing concern about a decision to limit protections to include only journalists engaged in "ordinary newsgathering."… Continue reading
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 15 Watch Pulitzer winner dug beyond politics to explore impact of food stamps on American families By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Pulitzer Prize renews debate over controversial NSA surveillance reporting By PBS News Hour Continue watching
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
Apr 04 ‘To Kill a Sparrow’ shows Afghanistan’s double standard on adultery By Larisa Epatko A young Afghan woman named Soheila ran away with a man after her father forced her to marry a 70 year old. She tells her story in the documentary “To Kill a Sparrow” produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting. Continue reading