Aug 20 Origins of the Political Ad: Woodrow Wilson's 1912 Campaign Film "The Oldway and the New" is a 1912 campaign film put out by the Democratic National Committee on behalf of candidate Woodrow Wilson. Housed at the Library of Congress, it is the earliest known example of a political party or… Continue reading
Aug 07 Is $850,000 Enough to Retire On? A pedestrian passes a Fidelity Investments branch in New York. Photo by Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here… Continue reading
Jul 31 Behind the Scenes with the NewsHour in Nevada By Online DA A behind the scenes look at the NewsHour's work in Nevada to profile the Asian American population and their impact on the 2012 election. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch Social Media Users Express Disappointment with NBC's Olympics Coverage Social Media Users Express Disappointment with NBC's Olympics Coverage… Continue watching
Jul 27 Gwen's Take: Bill Raspberry, 1935-2012 I wasn't exactly wet behind the ears when I arrived at The Washington Post in 1984, but it was close. There was a wall of glass offices on the north side of the newsroom. When I was not laboring… Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch Pew Study: More Viewers Choose YouTube for Breaking News The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism released a study Monday showing that news consumers are increasingly trading traditional media for YouTube. Jeffrey Brown discusses the challenges and opportunities traditional media sources now face with Pew's Tom Rosenstiel… Continue watching
Jul 16 Yahoo! Nabs Google's Marissa Mayer as Company's New CEO By Mike Melia Yahoo! has a new leader. Again. Marissa Mayer has been tapped to be the company's next CEO, the fifth person to take the helm of the Internet giant in five years. A longtime Google executive, Mayer had been responsible for… Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch An Election on Facebook: Old Media Enters New World Do "likes" on Facebook translate to votes? Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn of Daily-Download.com examine that issue with Ray Suarez and also explore why traditional news outlets are partnering with social media sites this election year. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch Russian Blackouts, Neutrality and Trusting Wikipedia Hari interviews Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales on today's blackouts in Russia, trusting crowd-sourced information and attracting more women to the Wikipedia community. Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 10 Questions with Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales 10 Questions with Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales… Continue watching