Feb 13 Twitter Chat: Where does the conflict in Syria stand? By Bridget Shirvell Experts from PBS NewsHour and Al-Mointor will take questions on Syria during #NewsHourChats on Feb. 13 from 1 to 2 p.m. EST… Continue reading
Feb 06 Twitter Chat: What are the long-term effects of sleeping less? By Bridget Shirvell Do you get enough sleep? Answer honestly. Dr. Nathaniel Watson, Dr. Timothy Morgenthaler and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine discuss the long-term affects of your sleep habits during a live Twitter chat, Thursday Feb. 6, from 1 to 2… Continue reading
Jan 27 Join NewsHour’s State of the Union Twitter watch party By Bridget Shirvell The PBS NewsHour team invites you to watch it with us by participating in our “watch party” on Twitter. Continue reading
Jan 27 Twitter Chat: Ask your internship and volunteer questions By Bridget Shirvell PBS NewsHour holds live Twitter chats each Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. EST. Join us on Twitter @NewsHour and use the hashtag#NewsHourChats. Photo By Glenn Asakawa/The Denver Post via Getty Images Some high schools require students to volunteer while… Continue reading
Jan 16 Live chat: Gwen Ifill on politics, media and ‘F Gwenifill’ By News Desk Chat with Gwen Ifill of Washington Week Washington Week moderator and PBS NewsHour co-anchor Gwen Ifill hosts monthly live chats. For her January chat, Gwen shared her thoughts on potential 2016 presidential candidates, the media’s handling of the Chris… Continue reading
Jan 07 Twitter Chat: Ask your arthritis questions By Bridget Shirvell PBS NewsHour holds live Twitter chats each Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. EST. Join us on Twitter @NewsHour using the hashtag #NewsHourChats. One of every five adults and 300,000 children suffer from arthritis. The condition of inflamed… Continue reading
Jan 03 Twitter Chat: What’s your unemployment or underemployed story? PBS NewsHour holds live Twitter chats each Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. EST. Join us on Twitter @NewsHour using the #NewsHourChats. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images. Overall, unemployment numbers are declining. A U.S. Labor Department… Continue reading
Dec 31 Twitter Chat: Submit your flame retardant questions PBS NewsHour holds live Twitter chats each Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. EDT. Join us @NewsHour using the hashtag #NewsHourChats. Flame retardants were added to upholstered furniture and other household products beginning in the mid… Continue reading
Dec 18 From Bo to Batkid, moments that inspired us on Twitter in 2013 By Colleen Shalby At its best, Twitter connects people and ideas miles, states, even worlds apart. In 2013, 500 million tweets were sent per day. We took a look at some of those moments of inspiration, amusement and wonder. Continue reading
Dec 16 Whose tweet is it anyway? Test your knowledge of 2013’s top political tweets By Ellen Rolfes, Frank Bi In well-rehearsed public statements, politicians rarely stray from their talking points. But on social media, they tend to loosen up. They express personal tastes, share humorous quips, and occasionally make unfortunate gaffes. So how well do you know politicos? Take… Continue reading