Mar 21 New female Forest Service head launches review of harassment, sexual misconduct in the agency By Elizabeth Flock The review comes weeks after a PBS NewsHour investigation into these issues, especially in the agency’s firefighting ranks, along with the departure of Forest Service Chief Tony Tooke amid allegations of his own sexual misconduct. Continue reading
Mar 12 Met Opera's James Levine fired for 'sexually abusive' conduct By Associated Press Met Opera fires music director emeritus James Levine, finding "credible evidence" of "sexually abusive" conduct. Continue reading
Mar 10 Michigan seeks changes to abuse reporting law after Nassar By David Eggert, Associated Press The women who exposed sports doctor Larry Nassar as a serial sexual assaulter are proposing that college employees and youth sports coaches, trainers and volunteers in Michigan be required to report suspected child sexual abuse. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 3:56 Letter to Congress sheds light on misconduct allegations that led to U.S. Forest Service chief's resignation By PBS News Hour The chief of the U.S. Forest Service, Tony Tooke, stepped down this week following a NewsHour investigation into allegations of a culture of sexual misconduct and retaliation within that agency, as well as questions about his own behavior. William Brangham… Continue watching
Mar 08 Forest Service must change how it investigates sexual misconduct, report says By Elizabeth Flock, Joshua Barajas Forest Service will test new process for investigating sexual misconduct after report finds distrust in the system… Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 6:28 In the #TimesUp era, these two words could help Hollywood add diversity to decision-making By PBS News Hour At Sunday’s Academy Awards, Best Actress-winner Frances McDormand ended her acceptance speech with two words: inclusion rider. Jeffrey Brown talks with the the woman credited with inventing the idea, Stacy Smith, founder of USC's Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, to discuss what… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 22:20 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 4, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, March 4, despite criticism, the Trump administration plans to go ahead with proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum, and a documentary on the life and work on award-winning conflict photographer Chris Hondros. Also, a look… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 22:23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 3, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, March 3, Florida considers gun restrictions, and how political conflict contributes to famine. Also, female jazz musicians bring attention to sexism in the music industry. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York. Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 7:39 Female jazz musicians raise their voices against sexism By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green At this year’s Winter Jazzfest in New York, one of the world’s biggest jazz festivals, women took center stage in more ways than one. In a year when more than a third of the festival’s acts had female bandleaders --… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 7:10 U.S. Forest Service chief under investigation after complaints of sexual misconduct By William Brangham, Elizabeth Flock, Joshua Barajas, Lorna Baldwin The U.S. Forest Service has confirmed that parent agency USDA has “engaged an independent investigator” to look into complaints against Chief Tony Tooke. News of this investigation comes as the Forest Service deals with allegations of a broader culture of… Continue watching