Dec 28 Watch 8:50 The shows you should have watched in 2016 By PBS News Hour What were the best TV or streaming shows of 2016? Jeffrey Brown sits down with television critics UPROXX’s Alan Sepinwall and NPR’s Eric Deggans to discuss their picks. Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 5:34 When it comes to screen time, parents are poor role models for kids By PBS News Hour While many parents worry about how much time their children spend glued to computers, tablets and televisions, a new study reveals the adults themselves spend more than nine hours a day in front of screens. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Jim… Continue watching
Oct 22 Pediatricians relax guidelines on screen time for kids to give more flexibility By Megan Thielking, STAT The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends that parents keep infants and toddlers away from screens until they hit 18 months, instead of two years. Continue reading
Aug 16 John McLaughlin, pioneer of raucous political punditry on TV, dies at 89 By Frazier Moore, Associated Press McLaughlin was a conservative political commentator and host of the namesake long-running television show that featured hollering-heads discussions of Washington politics. Continue reading
Jun 23 C-SPAN uses social media feeds to cover sit-in protest By David Bauder, Associated Press With the cameras it uses to cover Congress shut off, C-SPAN turned to social media feeds on to beam live coverage of the House Democrat's sit-in to demand votes on gun control legislation. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 'Empire' writer says write what you don't know By PBS NewsHour Danny Strong gives his Brief But Spectacular take on writing what you don't know. Continue watching
Apr 12 Hollywood director Steven Soderbergh on why science is his muse By Dylan Scott, STAT Steven Soderbergh has devoted more of his focus to medicine and science than perhaps any other A-list filmmaker. Continue reading
Apr 05 How 'MTV Shuga' works to wipe out the stigma of HIV By Larisa Epatko Amid the stylish dresses and crimson lips of “MTV Shuga” comes a message of acceptance for those who have HIV. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch In 'Mercy Street,' Civil War trauma meets modern medical drama By PBS News Hour "Mercy Street," a new original series on PBS, tells the story of a one-time hotel turned Union army hospital, and is based on memoirs and letters of real Civil War medical staff. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at how its… Continue watching
Jan 08 Quiz: What are critics saying about the Golden Globes nominees? By Yena Oh Get ready for a celebration of the some of the best voices in TV and film: the Golden Globes, airing this Sunday. Continue reading