Oct 31 Watch Legandary Author, Radio Host Studs Terkel Dies Legendary Chicagoan and Pulitzer Prize winner Studs Terkel, renowned as a historian, author and radio broadcaster who excelled at capturing the stories of everyday Americans, died Friday at age 96. The NewsHour remembers Terkel with a clip from a past… Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch Viewers Flock to Comedy Shows for Dose of Campaign Humor Sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live has seen its ratings soar in recent weeks as viewers have tuned in to watch skits about political candidates and campaigns. SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels and head writer Seth Meyers discuss political comedy. Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch In Shifting Media Landscape, Print Publications Transition to Web As print publications lose subscribers to the Web, some are making major staff cuts and one -- the Christian Science Monitor -- is axing its paper edition in favor of online-only content. Analysts weigh in on the changes and what… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch In Final Election Stretch, Newspapers Weigh In With Endorsements As Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain make their final cases to voters in critical states, newspaper editorial boards are weighing in with endorsements of the candidates. Editors from across the country detail which candidates their papers backed and why. Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch Candidates' Successes, Slumps in Polls Often Echoed by Media Coverage Results of a Project for Excellence in Journalism report indicate media coverage of Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama often mirrors their standing in the polls. A media critic and journalists weigh the impact of the recent findings and the… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch Debate Performances Reflect Candidates' Style, Rhetoric Presidential hopefuls focused their words on aiding America's middle class in their final debate while maintaining very different temperaments. Experts look at how the candidates' rhetoric and approach foreshadow what's ahead in the final weeks of the campaign. Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 'The Forever War' Author Dexter Filkins Recounts Covering Iraq, Afghanistan Wars New York Times war correspondent Dexter Filkins' book, "The Forever War," provides a window into his experiences covering the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for much of the last decade. He talks to Jeffrey Brown about reporting from the front… Continue watching
Sep 23 Google Barges Into Phone Market with G1 and Open-Source Android Software By PBS News Hour Internet search giant Google on Tuesday unveiled its first foray into the global mobile phone market, introducing the T-Mobile G1, informally known as the "Google phone."… Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch United Airlines Tallies Damage From False Stock Report A 2002 news article about United Airlines filing for bankruptcy protection resurfaced erroneously on trading screens Monday -- and the company's shares quickly plummeted as a result. Business reporter Frank Ahrens of the Washington Post examines the mishap. Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch McCain, Palin Speeches Shift Tone of Election More than 42 million people tuned in Thursday to see John McCain's acceptance speech, matching the number who watched Barack Obama's speech last week. A panel of editors and columnists weigh how the GOP event was received across the country. Continue watching