Feb 21 Twitter Chat: What are some of the biggest risks for developing cancer? By Bridget Shirvell Join PBS NewsHour, the Mayo Clinic and the American Association of Cancer Research for a Twitter chat on cancer on Feb. 27, from 1 to 2 p.m. EST. Doctors Axel Grothey, Paul Limburg, Sandhya Pruthi, Stephanie Hines along with Psychologist… Continue reading
Feb 20 Study uncovers six basic types of Twitter conversations By Bridget Shirvell The Pew Research Center and the Social Media Research Foundation analyzed thousands of Twitter conversations and found distinct patterns in conversation and social structures. Continue reading
Feb 19 Twitter Chat: Is anything private online? By Bridget Shirvell What does online privacy mean to you? What’s the best way for concerned individuals to protect their privacy online? Join PBS NewsHour here and on Twitter on Feb. 20, from 1 to 2 p.m. EST, for a very public chat… Continue reading
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