Jun 07 PBS NewsHour’s Coverage of January 6th Named Recipient of Peabody Award Arlington, VA (June 7, 2022)— PBS NewsHour today received a Peabody Award for its coverage of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. The George Foster Peabody Awards are administered by the Grady College of Journalism and Mass… Continue reading
Jun 06 Lisa Desjardins Named Honorable Mention Awardee for the Medill Medal Arlington, VA (June 6, 2022)–Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism today announced that PBS NewsHour’s Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins (MSJ97) was named the Honorable Mention Awardee for the James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism for… Continue reading
Jun 03 PBS NewsHour Live-Streamed Special “Tipping Point: Fisheries on the Brink” Explores the Effects of Climate Change on the Fishing Industry Arlington, VA (June 3, 2022) — PBS NewsHour’s live-streamed special, “Tipping Point: Fisheries on the Brink” will air Wednesday, June 8th at 7:00 p.m. ET online and on NewsHour’s social platforms, including YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. The… Continue reading
Jun 02 PBS NewsHour Names Laura Barrón-López White House Correspondent Arlington, VA (June 2, 2022)—PBS NewsHour senior executive producer Sara Just today named Laura Barrón-López the program’s new White House Correspondent where she will cover the Biden administration for the nightly news broadcast. She will remain a CNN political analyst,… Continue reading
May 13 A joint statement from PBS NewsHour and Judy Woodruff From PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff: I love working at the PBS NewsHour and can’t imagine it not being a part of my life. I will continue to anchor through this year’s midterm elections, until the… Continue reading
Apr 29 PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Announces 2022 Student Academy Fellows April 29, 2022 Arlington, Va.– PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) has selected 27 up-and-coming storytellers from across the country for its annual summer academy, which will take place at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism… Continue reading
Apr 26 Judy Woodruff Named Recipient of Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award Arlington, VA (April 26, 2022)–The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced that PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff has been named the recipient of this year’s Emmy Award for Lifetime Achievement in Television… Continue reading
Apr 13 PBS NewsHour Named Recipient of Two Peabody Awards Nominations Arlington, VA (April 13, 2022)–PBS NewsHour today received two Peabody nominations for its series “Inside Yemen,” which provided a rare insight into the Yemeni war, as well as for its extensive coverage on the day of the January… Continue reading
Apr 13 PBS NewsHour Special Correspondent Jane Ferguson Named Recipient of a 2022 Gracie Award Arlington, VA (April 13, 2022)—The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation today announced that PBS NewsHour special correspondent, Jane Ferguson, is the recipient of a 2022 Gracie Award in the Reporter/Correspondent (TV National) category for her reporting in… Continue reading
Mar 18 PBS NewsHour’s Afghanistan Coverage Named Recipient of the OPC Peter Jennings Award Arlington, VA (March 18, 2022)—The Overseas Press Club of America (OPC) today announced PBS NewsHour special correspondent Jane Ferguson and the nightly news broadcast’s foreign affairs team have been awarded the Peter Jennings Award for extensive coverage of the… Continue reading