Mar 29 Watch Conversation: Money and March Madness Lowell Bergman talks to Hari Sreenivasan about the money behind the NCAA. Continue watching
Mar 29 The March Madness Money Trail Update March 31 | A day after this Frontline report aired, NCAA President Mark Emmert signaled a change in position on compensating student athletes. In an interview with USA Today, he said its an idea worth exploring. Read more… Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch Bracket-Busting Cinderella Teams Enter 'Unprecedented' March Madness Final Four Judy Woodruff talks to Sports Illustrated's Maggie Gray about the NCAA tournament. Continue watching
Mar 18 Shields and Brooks on Afghan War, March Madness and Social Animals By Hari Sreenivasan Our serious business this week had our wonder twins (aka syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks) discussing a proposal from Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan. For the first time,… Continue reading
Mar 04 The Doubleheader: Shields and Brooks on Money, Muslims and the NFL By Hari Sreenivasan [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GWYVaVqBWI] Those topics are not at all related, but they got our attention this week at The Doubleheader. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks spoke a bit about the billions being bandied about on… Continue reading
Feb 04 Social Media Gets Its Game On for the Super Bowl In an age when it's ever harder for advertisers to get their message across to mass audiences, this weekend's Super Bowl still presents marketers with one of the best opportunities to connect with viewers. Even so, advertisers are getting ahead… Continue reading
Feb 04 Have Some Art With Your Football When football fans enter the Dallas Cowboys stadium on Sunday to watch the Steelers and the Packers fight to become Super Bowl champions, they may get an unexpected eyeful of contemporary art. Continue reading
Feb 04 'Lombardi' Makes a Play On Broadway Playwright Eric Simonson talked to Art Beat about adapting the iconic football figure Vince Lombardi for the Broadway stage, and the good timing of having the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl. Continue reading
Dec 29 Female Boxer Aims to Punch Ticket to Olympics The NewsHour takes a two-part look at women's boxing, which is set to become an Olympic event for the first time at the 2012 summer games in London. Continue reading
Dec 28 A 'Wedding Day' Looms for Woman Boxer The NewsHour takes a two-part look at women's boxing, which is set to become an Olympic event for the first time at the 2012 summer games in London. Continue reading