Newshour

Reaction to President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize is Another "Teaching Moment"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics


Joseph A. Palermo

Are we incapable of recognizing the simple fact that it is much better for America to have a president who is admired and respected in the world than one who is despised and feared?

PBS' "NewsHour With Jim Lehrer" Getting 21st Century Makeover

New York Times | Elizabeth Jensen | Posted 06.12.2009 | Media


"The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer," public broadcasting's nightly newscast, is getting a makeover, designed to bring it more fully into the digital era, g...

Post-Election: Call it Decompression

Rick Horowitz | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


Rick Horowitz

He did the strangest thing last night: He turned the TV off. There he was, still in the early part of the evening, with another hour or two of pol...

"Video Your Vote" On PBS And YouTube

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

if you spot (and record on video) something unusual at your polling place, you will have an easy way of uploading it to a place where journalists will have immediate access.

Lehrer Says "NewsHour" Money Woes Are Worst Ever

New York Times | Elizabeth Jensen | Posted 05.26.2008 | Media


It has been a rough few weeks for "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" on PBS. In late April, Mr. Lehrer, who turns 74 on Monday, had aortic valve replacem...