Dec 10 Watch 6:27 Why is there rampant heroin addiction among Myanmar's jade miners? By PBS News Hour In northern Myanmar, there's an epidemic of heroin addiction and HIV infection among workers who mine for jade. Some believe the government is encouraging the use of drugs as a weapon against their people. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Dan Levin… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch Retailers take stand against early Black Friday By PBS News Hour In the past few years, Black Friday shopping sales have crept into Thanksgiving Day as stores try to gain an advantage over their competitors at the start of the holiday shopping season. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Stephen Greenhouse of the… Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch Doctors face tough treatment choices in the midst of the Ebola crisis By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch Ambulance nurse confronts death and desperation in the heart of the Ebola epidemic By PBS News Hour In Liberia’s capital Monrovia, ambulance crews go around the city, picking up bodies as well as sick patients who have been infected with Ebola. Video journalist Ben Solomon spent three weeks shadowing a nurse for this New York Times report. Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch Self-quarantined reporter: U.S. must 'strike balance between caution and panic' on Ebola By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Uncovering secret chemical weapon victims of the Iraq war By PBS News Hour During the Iraq war, American soldiers were unknowingly exposed to old chemical weapons long abandoned by Saddam Hussein’s regime. The story of the troops who were injured trying dismantle the contaminated weapons has been kept secret until now. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch Spoils of kidnapping are financing al-Qaida, reveals New York Times By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 18 Ukraine: Intercepted audio shows separatist rebels shot down Malaysia Airlines plane By Joshua Barajas conversations between separatist rebels and Russian officers that suggest the insurgency was responsible for downing Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 on Thursday, killing 298 people on board. Continue reading
Jun 06 Digital revolution threatens American literature, says best-selling author James Patterson By Frank Carlson Despite having authored dozens of best-selling titles, James Patterson is very worried about the present and future of books in America, as the publishing world continues to grapple with the tectonic shifts brought about by the advent of ebooks and… Continue reading
May 14 Dean Baquet replaces Jill Abramson as New York Times executive editor By Colleen Shalby Jill Abramson, the New York Times’ first female executive editor, is leaving her post after three years. Taking her place is the Times’ managing editor Dean Baquet, the first African-American to hold the position. Continue reading