Mar 01 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Friday's NewsHour: The deadline to reach an alternative to mandatory budget cuts has come without a deal -- we'll look at the immediate impacts and those to come Unrest still seethes in Egypt, putting the economy… Continue reading
Feb 27 How Can Media Move Millions Toward Action? I'm playing a small role in what I think will be an interesting one-day conference co-hosted by our PBS colleagues at ITVS (the folks who bring documentaries to PBS through Independent Lens) and the United States… Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch Does the White House Use Social Media to Circumvent the Press? Does the White House Use Social Media to Circumvent the Press?… Continue watching
Feb 25 Weigh In: What Would YOU Ask the President? Video courtesy of the White House YouTube channel. Updated, 10:45 p.m. Monday's Daily Download segment examined the White House's use of social media to bypass the filter of the traditional press. Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn of… Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch Oscar Front-Runners and Wild Cards in a ‘Good Year’ for Grown-Up Movies Oscar Front-Runners and Wild Cards in a 'Good Year' for Grown-Up Movies… Continue watching
Feb 21 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Thursday's NewsHour: Fast food dips to 11 percent of the American diet Another Republican governor signs on to Medicaid expansion A bombing, the deadliest in nine months, hits the heart of Damascus And "After Newtown," the gun… Continue reading
Feb 21 Live Chat: Gwen Ifill Answers Your Questions Join correspondent Gwen Ifill for a live chat, hosted by PBS' Washington Week 12 p.m. ET today. On the table: all things politics. Chat with Gwen Ifill of Washington Week and the PBS NewsHour… Continue reading
Feb 19 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Tuesday's NewsHour: Is the Chinese military behind cyber-attacks on U.S. agencies and companies? At the Supreme Court, a farmer's will against agribusiness After Newtown: The impact of violent video games And, the Oscar Pistorius case While the… Continue reading
Feb 19 White House Reporters Frustrated With Obama Administration President Obama speaks to reporters last summer. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. Is it bad for democracy when a president answers impromptu questions from the press 107 times after a photo opportunity, compared with his predecessor's 355? Or… Continue reading
Feb 18 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Monday's NewsHour: We kick off a week-long PBS focus on guns called After Newtown, looking at the debate nationwide The Keystone pipeline controversy Hugo Chavez's return to Venezuela And the Oscar-nominated documentary "The Invisible War" While the above… Continue reading