Apr 03 Women are outnumbered and underrepresented in the news industry, research finds By News Desk Women get fewer bylines in print and online, and less time on air than men by a considerable margin, a new study by the Women’s Media Center finds. The report, The Status of Women in the U.S. Media 2014… Continue reading
Mar 27 Turkey moves to block YouTube following Twitter ban By News Desk A week after the Turkish government banned Twitter, authorities there moved to block online video-sharing site YouTube on Thursday. The Ankara, Turkey-based news organization Anadolu Agency reported that the national telecommunication authority had announced an “administrative block” on YouTube, though… Continue reading
Mar 17 In fractured information landscape, Americans still choose serious news By Connie Cass, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Americans of all ages still pay heed to serious news even as they seek out the lighter stuff, choosing their own way across a media landscape that no longer relies on front pages and evening newscasts to dictate… Continue reading
Mar 13 'Everything But the News' gives NewsHour fans a comical behind-the-scenes look By Colleen Shalby PBS Digital Studios' Web series "Everything But the News" follows PBS NewsHour’s public media-obsessed and supposed cub reporter Steve Goldbloom, as he reports on the latest tech trends out of Silicon Valley and beyond. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 25 years on, still adapting to life tangled up in the Web By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch Deadline approaching, Obama administration takes creative approach to push ACA enrollment By PBS News Hour The Obama administration is getting creative in an intense push to accelerate enrollment in health care, especially among younger adults and Latinos, who trail almost every other demographic group in signing up. Judy Woodruff talks to Politico's Joanne Kenen and… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch PBS web series 'Everything But the News' parodies online culture — and us By PBS News Hour A new web series by PBS Digital Studios called "Everything But the News" pokes fun at what we do at the NewsHour every night. In the first episode, Steve Goldbloom plays a fictional tech reporter who travels to Southern California… 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
Mar 05 American anchor quits Russian-funded TV network over Putin coverage By Justin Scuiletti [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55izx6rbCqg] Liz Wahl, an anchor and correspondent for the Russian government-funded television network, RT -- formerly known as "Russia Today" -- announced her resignation during a live broadcast Wednesday. Wahl, who works for RT's Washington bureau, said she could not… Continue reading