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PBS NewsHour, Toni Morrison On Capturing A Mother's "Compulsion" To Nurture In "Beloved"
produced by NewsHour Productions; interview by Charlayne Hunter-Gault, 1942-, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions), 13 mins
To remember Toni Morrison, the PBS NewsHour unearthed this 1987 interview
with the celebrated American author. At the time, Morrison's "Beloved" had
just been published.
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produced by NewsHour Productions; interview by Charlayne Hunter-Gault, 1942-, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions), 13 mins
Description
To remember Toni Morrison, the PBS NewsHour unearthed this 1987 interview
with the celebrated American author. At the time, Morrison's "Beloved" had
just been published.
Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
NewsHour Productions
Author / Creator
Charlayne Hunter-Gault, 1942-
Date Published / Released
1987
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Series
PBS NewsHour
Person Discussed
Toni Morrison, 1931-2019
Topic / Theme
African Americans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1987 NewsHour Productions LLC
Series
PBS NewsHour
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PBS NewsHour, Interview with poet Seamus Heaney
produced by NewsHour Productions; interview by Elizabeth Farnsworth, 1943-, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2000), 11 mins
Interview with poet Seamus Heaney on his translation of the poem Beowulf"
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produced by NewsHour Productions; interview by Elizabeth Farnsworth, 1943-, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2000), 11 mins
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Interview with poet Seamus Heaney on his translation of the poem Beowulf"
Field of Study
Literature
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
NewsHour Productions
Author / Creator
Elizabeth Farnsworth, 1943-
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Series
PBS NewsHour
Person Discussed
Seamus Heaney, 1939-2013
Topic / Theme
Epic
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 NewsHour Productions LLC
Series
PBS NewsHour
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PBS NewsHour, Americans Are Drowning In Medical Debt, So This Nonprofit Is Buying — And Forgiving — It
produced by Public Broadcasting Service; interview by Paul Solman, 1944-, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2019), 7 mins
Collectively, Americans owe nearly a trillion dollars of medical debt, and Congress is trying to figure out a policy response. But in the meantime, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on an unusual non-profit’s effort to relieve the burden of medical debt for those in need.
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produced by Public Broadcasting Service; interview by Paul Solman, 1944-, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2019), 7 mins
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Collectively, Americans owe nearly a trillion dollars of medical debt, and Congress is trying to figure out a policy response. But in the meantime, economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on an unusual non-profit’s effort to relieve the burden of medical debt for those in need.
Field of Study
Business & Economics
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Public Broadcasting Service
Author / Creator
Paul Solman, 1944-
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Series
PBS NewsHour
Person Discussed
Jerry Ashton, fl. 2014, Craig Antico, fl. 2014
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 NewsHour Productions LLC
Series
PBS NewsHour
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PBS NewsHour, How Chanel Miller took her story back after her rapist’s lenient sentence left her feeling ‘invisible’
produced by NewsHour Productions; interview by Amna Nawaz, 1979-, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2019), 9 mins
For years, she was known to the world as "Emily Doe," the survivor of a sexual assault that garnered national attention in part because her attacker served only three months in prison, a sentence that sparked outrage. This week, Chanel Miller is stepping into the spotlight with a new memoir, "Know My Name." Miller...
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produced by NewsHour Productions; interview by Amna Nawaz, 1979-, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2019), 9 mins
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For years, she was known to the world as "Emily Doe," the survivor of a sexual assault that garnered national attention in part because her attacker served only three months in prison, a sentence that sparked outrage. This week, Chanel Miller is stepping into the spotlight with a new memoir, "Know My Name." Miller sits down with Amna Nawaz to tell her story.
Field of Study
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Content Type
News story
Contributor
NewsHour Productions
Author / Creator
Amna Nawaz, 1979-
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Series
PBS NewsHour
Person Discussed
Chanel Miller, 1992-
Topic / Theme
Sexual assault
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 NewsHour Productions LLC
Series
PBS NewsHour
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PBS NewsHour, These Forest Fungi Are A Bounty For Arizona Mushroom Hunters
produced by Public Broadcasting Service, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2019), 3 mins
Mushroom hunters have long fanned out across the forest floor seeking what can be lucrative and delicious finds for teas, broths and medicinal remedies. But what does climate change mean for the fungi? From the Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University, Melanie Porter reports on what the foragers o...
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produced by Public Broadcasting Service, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2019), 3 mins
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Mushroom hunters have long fanned out across the forest floor seeking what can be lucrative and delicious finds for teas, broths and medicinal remedies. But what does climate change mean for the fungi? From the Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University, Melanie Porter reports on what the foragers of the Arizona Mushroom Society are finding about mushrooms on a warming planet.
Field of Study
Food Studies Online
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Public Broadcasting Service
Author / Creator
Melanie Porter, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Series
PBS NewsHour
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 NewsHour Productions LLC
Series
PBS NewsHour
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PBS NewsHour, Why Chernobyl has suddenly become a hotspot for global tourists
produced by NewsHour Productions, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2019), 6 mins
"The site of the world’s worst radiological catastrophe is unexpectedly coming back to life -- due to an American television show. Scores of tourists are visiting Chernobyl, located in northern Ukraine, in response to an HBO miniseries that illuminates the disaster, which occurred before Ukraine’s independence...
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produced by NewsHour Productions, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2019), 6 mins
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"The site of the world’s worst radiological catastrophe is unexpectedly coming back to life -- due to an American television show. Scores of tourists are visiting Chernobyl, located in northern Ukraine, in response to an HBO miniseries that illuminates the disaster, which occurred before Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union, in new detail. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports."
Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
NewsHour Productions, Simon Ostrovsky, 1981-
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Series
PBS NewsHour
Speaker / Narrator
Simon Ostrovsky, 1981-
Topic / Theme
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster, Pripyat, Ukraine, April 26, 1986
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 NewsHour Productions LLC
Series
PBS NewsHour
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PBS NewsHour, Water-Stressed Cities In India Turn To Innovation For A Safe, Stable Supply
produced by Public Broadcasting Service, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2020), 7 mins
Half the population of India lives in areas where water resources are highly stressed. In the coastal city of Chennai, rapid economic development and a population boom have jeopardized supplies of freshwater, prompting officials to rely on desalination of the ocean. But some local residents have found a simpler an...
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produced by Public Broadcasting Service, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2020), 7 mins
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Half the population of India lives in areas where water resources are highly stressed. In the coastal city of Chennai, rapid economic development and a population boom have jeopardized supplies of freshwater, prompting officials to rely on desalination of the ocean. But some local residents have found a simpler and more reliable source. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.
Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Public Broadcasting Service
Author / Creator
Fred de Sam Lazaro, fl. 1985
Date Published / Released
2020-01-14
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Series
PBS NewsHour
Topic / Theme
Water supply, Water resources development
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 NewsHour Productions LLC
Series
PBS NewsHour
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PBS NewsHour, How This Philanthropist Hopes To Boost Mid-Career Women Artists
produced by Public Broadcasting Service; interview by Jeffrey Brown, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2020), 6 mins
The work of women artists makes up only 3 to 5 percent of major museums' permanent collections in the U.S. and Europe. Many of these artists struggle financially -- but Susan Unterberg is trying to change that. For decades, the artist has supported her female peers as an anonymous benefactor. Jeffrey Brown sits do...
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produced by Public Broadcasting Service; interview by Jeffrey Brown, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2020), 6 mins
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The work of women artists makes up only 3 to 5 percent of major museums' permanent collections in the U.S. and Europe. Many of these artists struggle financially -- but Susan Unterberg is trying to change that. For decades, the artist has supported her female peers as an anonymous benefactor. Jeffrey Brown sits down with Unterberg to discuss why she decided to put a name on her philanthropy.
Field of Study
Art & Architecture
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Public Broadcasting Service
Author / Creator
Jeffrey Brown, Jeffrey Brown, 1956-
Date Published / Released
2020-02-03
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Series
PBS NewsHour
Person Discussed
Susan Unterberg, 1941-
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 NewsHour Productions LLC
Series
PBS NewsHour
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PBS NewsHour, This Philadelphia Art Exhibit Pushes The Envelope With Designs For The Future
produced by Public Broadcasting Service, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2020), 6 mins
What will the future look like? That’s the big question posed by a new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Eighty designers from around the world have put their imaginations to work, leveraging both anxiety and excitement over the possibilities offered by innovation and new technology. Jeffrey Brown re...
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produced by Public Broadcasting Service, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2020), 6 mins
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What will the future look like? That’s the big question posed by a new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Eighty designers from around the world have put their imaginations to work, leveraging both anxiety and excitement over the possibilities offered by innovation and new technology. Jeffrey Brown reports.
Field of Study
Art & Architecture
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Public Broadcasting Service
Author / Creator
Jeffrey Brown, 1956-
Date Published / Released
2020-02-07
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Series
PBS NewsHour
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 NewsHour Productions LLC
Series
PBS NewsHour
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PBS NewsHour, The "Speechless: Different By Design" Exhibit Uses Brain Science To Inform Art
produced by Public Broadcasting Service, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2020), 6 mins
At the exhibition "Speechless: Different by Design," touching pieces of art is actually encouraged. As Jeffrey Brown reports, the Dallas Museum of Art show -- created as a collaboration between designers and brain researchers -- explores how people interact with their surroundings and how they communicate with eac...
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produced by Public Broadcasting Service, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2020), 6 mins
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At the exhibition "Speechless: Different by Design," touching pieces of art is actually encouraged. As Jeffrey Brown reports, the Dallas Museum of Art show -- created as a collaboration between designers and brain researchers -- explores how people interact with their surroundings and how they communicate with each other.
Field of Study
Art & Architecture
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Public Broadcasting Service, Jeffrey Brown, 1956-
Author / Creator
Jeffrey Brown, 1956-
Date Published / Released
2020-02-18
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Series
PBS NewsHour
Speaker / Narrator
Jeffrey Brown, 1956-
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 NewsHour Productions LLC
Series
PBS NewsHour
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