Nov 01 Join the PBS NewsHour for Election Coverage Live Online, On-Air, Mobile By Maureen Hoch It's Election Day eve for the 2010 midterms, and political coverage promises to be plentiful Tuesday. But for the finest election news and analysis, there's only one PBS NewsHour -- and we'll have special coverage online, on-air and… Continue reading
Oct 30 At Stewart/Colbert ‘Sanity’ Rally, a Call for Fewer Political Extremes Was it humor or was it politics? We may never fully know, but crowds came to Washington by the busload Saturday for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear." Some rally-goers said they… Continue reading
Oct 30 Comedians’ Rally Seeks to Kindle a Spirit of Sanity and/or Fear Be it for politics or be it for comedy, crowds descended on the National Mall Saturday for the "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear," organized by Comedy Central's Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, in either in jest or protest… Continue reading
Oct 25 Monday: Haiti’s Cholera Death Toll Hits 250; More Massacres in Mexico The death toll in Haiti's cholera epidemic topped 250 over the weekend as thousands more remained hospitalized and officials braced for the disease to spread into densely populated slums in urban areas. The Wall Street Journal reports:… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch Juan Williams Firing: What Speech Is OK as Journalism Evolves? NPR's decision to fire news analyst Juan Williams this week over controversial comments he made on Fox News have raised big questions on media, ethics and opinion. Jeffrey Brown talks to a panel of experts for insight. Continue watching
Oct 22 NPR’s Firing of Juan Williams Reignites Ethics, Public Media Funding Debates NPR's firing of Juan Williams this week for remarks about Muslims on Fox News has spawned numerous side discussions among journalists, commentators and politicians about media ethics, views of Muslims in the U.S. and… Continue reading
Oct 19 NewsHour Full Broadcast Audio Now Available via Phone, Podcast You now have two new ways to listen to the full NewsHour broadcast whenever and wherever you want. The full program is now available on a service called AudioNow, which you can access on any phone, 24… Continue reading
Oct 19 Women Journalists Honored for Risky Reporting in Colombia, Tanzania Every year, the Courage in Journalism Awards honor a group of women for their reporting in dangerous locales around the world. The International Women's Media Foundation has recognized four winners this year: Vicky Ntetema, Claudia Julieta Duque,… Continue reading
Oct 15 China: Party Veterans Issue Letter in Support of Free Speech This hasn't been a great week for China's Communist Party leaders in the PR department, as they gather for a big party confab in Beijing today. Yes, they're flush with the glow from high-octane economy and their new assertiveness on… Continue reading
Oct 11 A Closer Look at the Influence of Religion in America When I wrote my 2006 book "The Holy Vote" I thought I was writing about the end of something, not the beginning. It looked like openly religious politics, the voter appeals intertwined with religion, and the alliance of one… Continue reading