Jan 13 Watch Obama’s Call for Civil Discourse Resonates Around the Country Reporters give a broader reaction to the president's speech on the Tucson tragedy from public broadcasting stations in New York, Ohio, California, and Oklahoma. Continue watching
Jan 04 The World According to Kal By Tom LeGro The work of Kevin "KAL" Kallaugher, the Economist's editorial cartoonist, is the subject of an exhibit at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco. Continue reading
Jan 03 On Monday’s NewsHour: State Budget Woes; Baby Boomers Turn 65 STATE BUDGET WOES | As new governors begin their terms, they face some expensive, old problems. Gwen Ifill discusses state budget woes with three public media reporters: John Myers, Sacramento bureau chief for KQED Public Radio; Karen Kasler,… Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch Charities Look to Social Media to Turn Friends Into Funders Americans are expected to have given roughly $300 billion in charitable donations in 2010 with individuals making up $220 billion of that. For a closer look at the role of social media in philanthropy and its limitations, Ray Suarez speaks… Continue watching
Dec 24 A Christmas Reading List Workers in Santa Claus and reindeer costumes clean windows outside a building at the Odaiba shopping mall on Tokyo’s waterfront on December 23, 2010. The costumes were worn as part of a Christmas promotional event to attract shoppers. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch Gary Trudeau Reflects on 40 Years of Drawing ‘Doonesbury’ It's been 40 years since Garry Trudeau first drew the popular comic strip "Doonesbury." The Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist speaks with Jeffrey Brown about a new book chronicling his decades of work. Continue watching
Dec 23 Hallelujah! A Global Mash-up of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ The journalists who bring you The Rundown blog were debating last week what gift we could give you, our loyal readers, for the holidays. One thing sprang to mind that is almost universally enjoyed this time of year:… Continue reading
Dec 23 Geeking Out on Words Just Got Easier ({ "base_state": {}, "video_url": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBAvG6PZp5Y", video_config: { width: 480, height: 303} }) With the release of Google Books Ngram Viewer, diving through the rise and fall of a word's usage across 5.2 million books spanning several… Continue reading
Dec 22 UConn Women Win Place in College Basketball History The University of Connecticut women's team broke the record Tuesday for the longest NCAA Division I basketball winning streak, surpassing the John Wooden led-UCLA men's teams of 1971-74 . In front of a sold-out home crowd, the Huskies… Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch Cuba’s Emphasis on Preventive Medicine Ray Suarez continues his series from Havana with a report on the Cuban health care system's emphasis on preventive medicine. Continue watching