May 10 Jim Lehrer on the Road: Dispatch from Austin, Texas The end is near... After Minnesota--Minneapolis and Hibbing--I was back on the route of the Super Chief, spending three days each in Albuquerque and Los Angeles. Both cities have energetic booksellers as well as public television stations that are… Continue reading
May 04 Jim Lehrer: Fielding Questions on Shields and Brooks By Hari Sreenivasan As his road trip across the country continues, Jim Lehrer checked in with us from Albuquerque. He recently managed to check out the Greyhound Museum in Hibbing, Minn., while in Minneapolis for a speaking engagement. Jim… Continue reading
May 04 CNET Editor on 3G iPad, Competition in Tablet Market, Robotic Diet Assistant By Hari Sreenivasan We spoke with CNET Executive Editor Molly Wood on “NewsHour Plus” back when the iPad was unveiled following months of speculation. We brought her back to chat about the rollout of the 3G iPad and whether that… Continue reading
May 04 Watch Republicans Hope to Maintain Social Media Edge into Midterm Elections As part of a look at how both political parties are connecting with constituents on the Web, Ray Suarez reports on how Republicans and their allies are looking to harness new media in advance of this year's elections. Continue watching
Apr 30 Jim Lehrer on the Road: A Dispatch From Kansas City All of those great lines from the musical "Oklahoma" leapt into -- and remained -- in my mind the whole time I was in Kansas City. Yes, everything is up to date... etc., etc. It's a… Continue reading
Apr 27 Jim Lehrer On the Road: Dispatch From Chicago An update from Chicago: This was the kind of day that always breathes the life and spirit of public broadcasting into me. I spent it with a wide range of Chicago citizens who give their energy and support to… Continue reading
Apr 23 Jim Lehrer ‘Refreshed’ Meeting News Consumers on Cross-Country Trip Within the matter of a week, we've seen Jim Lehrer e-mail us pictures from his phone, write his first blog post (from a moving train no less) and use Skype to file dispatches from his voyage across… Continue reading
Apr 23 Conversation: PBS President Paula Kerger Making a Push for More Arts Programming By Tom LeGro The "Public Broadcasting Service":http://video.pbs.org/feature/149/ -- our home -- has a long tradition of showcasing the arts. But it's also true that programs featuring performances and exhibitions are not as pervasive and prominent on the nightly schedule as in the past. Continue reading
Apr 23 Friday on the NewsHour: Mark Fiore, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Cartooning Mark Fiore is the first internet animator to win a Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. His work appears only online -- on his own website, plus that of the San Francisco Chronicle, National Public Radio and other outlets. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch U.K. Prime Minister Candidates Square Off over Foreign Policy Three top candidates for prime minister in Britain's tightly contested parliamentary election shared the stage to discuss foreign policy in the second of three televised political debates. Simon Marks reports from London on the political footing for the three parties… Continue watching