Jeffrey Brown provides an update on a discussion over the relevancy of PBS, which was sparked by a Feb. 17 New York Times article entitled "Is PBS Still Necessary?" To date, the Online NewsHour has posted some 6,000 viewer comments…
After much pressure, documentary filmmaker Ken Burns agreed to add stories about Hispanics' role in World War II to his documentary, "The War." A Latino history professor and a film festival CEO give their views.
May 03

By PBS NewsHour
Louis Rukeyser, for years a fixture on Friday nights as the host of the PBS series "Wall $treet Week," died Tuesday at his home in Connecticut after a battle with a rare bone marrow cancer.
Jan 23

By PBS NewsHour
PBS announced Monday that Paula Kerger, an executive with more than a decade of experience working with public television in New York City, would take the helm of the national public broadcaster on March 21.
Texas' highest criminal court on Wednesday rejected the PBS Frontline program's request to videotape jury deliberation of a death penalty trial of a minor.
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