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 14 How Twitter is getting it right in Ferguson By Colleen Shalby, Hari Sreenivasan When Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery and Huffington Post reporter Ryan Reilly were unjustly arrested Wednesday in Ferguson, Missouri -- an incident that even President Barack Obama commented on during a press conference Thursday -- the news broke first on… Continue reading
Aug 14 Chuck Todd to replace David Gregory on 'Meet the Press' By Associated Press In tweets posted Thursday afternoon, Gregory said he is leaving the network as he arrived at it, "humbled and grateful."… Continue reading
Aug 13 Why safe reporting on suicide matters By Corinne Segal The death earlier this week of actor and comedian Robin Williams again brought into the spotlight the pitfalls of irresponsible reporting on suicide. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch Why media companies are ditching their newspaper operations By PBS News Hour A number of big name media companies have shed their print divisions in recent days. Publishers including Gannett and the Tribune Company are moving away from the multi-platform model to isolate print ventures from digital and broadcast media. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
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