Apr 15 Watch UK Candidates Look to Sway Voters with Premier TV Debate As Britain's three candidates for prime minister wage heated campaigns ahead of the May election, Simon Marks reports from London on the politics behind the country's very first American-style public debate. Continue watching
Apr 13 Ifill Panel: Recession Driving Innovation in Media Despite Hardships St. PETERSBURG, Fla. | Rumors of legacy media's demise may be greatly exaggerated, even as the recession drags on, Tampa Bay media leaders said Tuesday. At a panel discussion moderated by Gwen Ifill as part of the NewsHour's ongoing… Continue reading
Apr 09 Tax Day Town Hall Meeting With Romer, Martinez: Ask Your Questions By Dave Gustafson We want you to be part of a town hall meeting we're hosting in Tampa -- regardless of whether you happen to live in Florida or not. Judy Woodruff is hosting the event as part of our "Spotlight… Continue reading
Apr 07 Shearer's 'Silent Echo Chamber' Embraces TV's Awkward Silences Awkwardness is the essence of "The Silent Echo Chamber," a multi-screen video installation on display at the New Orleans Contemporary Art Center. The work is part of an ongoing project called "Nontalking Heads" by "Harry Shearer. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch News Wrap: Afghan Troops Launch New Offensive In other news Tuesday, a new military offensive by troops in Afghanistan has killed 27 Taliban insurgents, but NATO and Afghan officials are investigating a NATO airstrike that killed four civilians. Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Wired White House Looks to Harness New Media As part of a look at how both political parties are connecting with constituents on the Web, Ray Suarez reports on how Democrats are harnessing new media following President Obama's successful presidential campaign on the Web. Continue watching
Mar 25 Public Media to Boost Local Journalism Under New Initiative There's been a lot written in recent months about how locally-based journalism is suffering. The problems are well known: Newspapers are closing, viewership habits are changing and media outlets are facing tough times. With the… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Newswrap: Pentagon Eases Rules for Gays in the Military In other news Thursday, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced a relaxation of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy for gays serving in the military and a new taped message reportedly of Osama bin Laden surfaced on Al-Jazeera. Continue watching
Mar 19 Jay Rosen on SXSW, Future of News Context, Prophecy of 'Max Headroom' This year, none of us here at the @Newshour were lucky enough to get to #SXSW (that's Twitter shorthand for the South by Southwest conference/festival/gathering in Austin, Texas), so we lived vicariously through the posts of some… Continue reading
Mar 17 Undecided Democrats Caught in Crossfire of Health Reform Ads As Democratic lawmakers work to push health care legislation over the finish line, millions of dollars are being spent on television ads in the districts of Democratic members who could cast the deciding vote. Evan Tracey, president of Campaign… Continue reading