Sep 18 Run, Hide, Fight: Growing up under the gun, a new documentary from 14 student reporters and PBS News Student Reporting Labs ARLINGTON, VA — Gun violence is the leading cause of death for American children and teens according to the CDC, but coverage of its impact on youth is often reported by adults. Run, Hide, Fight:… Continue reading
Sep 16 PBS News Primetime Special “Crossroads: A Conversation with America” with Judy Woodruff Explores America’s Political Divisions Arlington, VA (September 16, 2024) — PBS News will air the primetime special, “Crossroads: A Conversation with America,” on Monday, September 23 at 9:00 p.m. ET on PBS stations and stream on PBS News’ social platforms. The one-hour primetime… Continue reading
Sep 06 PBS News Reached Record-Breaking Audiences in Summer 2024 Arlington, VA (September 6, 2024)–PBS News reached record-breaking audiences across platforms over the summer thanks to our digital team’s all-hands-on-deck approach to the political conventions and election coverage. From the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee and the Democratic… Continue reading
Aug 21 Introducing On Our Minds: Election 2024, youth-led election podcast from PBS News Student Reporting Labs ARLINGTON, VA (August 21, 2024) – A special seven-episode season of On Our Minds, award-winning teen life podcast from PBS News Student Reporting Labs (SRL), launches… Continue reading
Jul 25 PBS News Hour Nominated for 2 News & Documentary Emmy Awards ARLINGTON, VA (July 25, 2024) – PBS News Hour today received two News & Documentary Emmy Award nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The news awards will be presented on Wednesday, September 25 at Palladium Times Square… Continue reading
Jul 19 PBS News Presents “Tipping Point: Colorado River Reckoning” Arlington, VA (July 19, 2024)–PBS News’ virtual Town Hall, “Tipping Point: Colorado River Reckoning,” will be streamed live from the Hoover Dam Spillway House at 7:00 pm E.T. on Wednesday, July 24th on PBS News’ social and digital platforms. … Continue reading
Jul 12 PBS News and PolitiFact Announce Partnership Through 2024 Election Cycle Arlington, VA (July 12, 2024) — PBS News and PolitiFact, the political fact-checking website operated by the nonprofit Poynter Institute, today announced a partnership that will run through the 2024 election cycle, including for next week’s Republican National… Continue reading
Jun 10 PBS News Hour Debuts New Studio with Updated Logo Treatments and Motion Graphics Will Rebrand Digital and Social Efforts as PBS News Week of June 17 Media Contact: Ella Richardson, erichardson@newshour.org Media Assets Arlington, VA (June 10, 2024) — PBS News Hour will rebrand as… Continue reading
May 09 PBS NewsHour’s Coverage of the Israel-Hamas War Named Peabody Award Recipient Arlington, VA (May 9, 2024)—PBS NewsHour today received a Peabody Award for its coverage of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East. The George Foster Peabody Awards are administered by the Grady College of Journalism and… Continue reading
Apr 23 PBS NewsHour’s Coverage of the Israel-Hamas War Receives Peabody Award Nomination Arlington, VA (April 23, 2024)—PBS NewsHour today received a Peabody Award nomination for its coverage of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East. The George Foster Peabody Awards are administered by the Grady College of Journalism… Continue reading