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‘NewsHour’ Host and Debate Moderator Jim Lehrer Dies at 85

MARK KENNEDY and DAVID BAUDER / The Associated Press Jan 23, 2020 His serious, sober demeanor made him the choice to moderate 11 presidential debates between 1988 and 2012. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

PBS Anchor Judy Woodruff Warns That the Recent Attacks on the Press Subvert Democracy

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 18, 2017 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer sits down with the co-anchor and managing editor of "PBS NewsHour" to discuss the future of journalism and the need for a more diverse media. Transcript added. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

The ‘P’ in PBS Should Stand for ‘Plutocratic’ or ‘Pentagon’

Paul Street / Truthdig Oct 28, 2016 The American broadcaster depends on foundations, corporations and wealthy individuals to pay for much of its programming. This private funding undermines the integrity of the "independent" journalism it bankrolls. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Congress Needs to Read a Book

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig May 29, 2013 Journalist Robert Kaiser has written a case study of the passage of Dodd-Frank, the legislation that kind of sort of took a shot at maybe re-regulating Wall Street (but not really). He tells Judy Woodruff, "It was upsetting to me as a citizen to realize how few members understood the issues they were dealing with." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

William F. Buckley: Bush Will Be Judged on “Failed” Iraq War

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2006 If he'd invented the Bill of Rights it wouldn't get him out of his jam,Ӕ the father of the American conservative movement says of the president, in a Bloomberg News interview with Judy Woodruff Read it in full Watch it Read interview excerpts . Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )