news & public affairs

BBC World News
BBC World is the BBC’s commercially-funded, international 24-hour news and information channel, broadcast in English in more than 200 countries and territories across the globe.
Bill Moyers Journal
Bill Moyers Journal covers underreported stories across an array of beats, including the environment, media, politics, the economy, arts and culture, and social issues.
Bill Moyers on America
Journalist Bill Moyers takes on crucial issues facing the nation with three investigative documentaries.
Bill Moyers on Faith and Reason
Bill Moyers takes on the persistent questions facing us today and explores perspectives on faith and reason with some of the world’s most noted authors.
Charlie Rose
Acclaimed interviewer and broadcast journalist Charlie Rose engages America’s best thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, business leaders, scientists and other newsmakers in one-on-one interviews and roundtable discussions.
Exposé: America’s Investigative Reports
Exposé: America’s Investigative Reports is an award-winning PBS documentary series that gives a primetime spotlight to some of the most important investigative journalism in America.
Foreign Exchange with Daljit Dhaliwal
Foreign Exchange is a weekly, half-hour international affairs series, hosted by acclaimed global journalist Daljit Dhaliwal. The series probes the global questions of the moment from a profound, new perspective.
Frontline
FRONTLINE remains the only regularly scheduled long-form public affairs documentary series on American television, producing more hours of documentary programming than all the commercial networks combined.
In the Life
IN THE LIFE produces media that produces change for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities.
Jonathan Pond
The new special from PBS financial expert offers very useful financial ideas for all generations, all designed to help you grow your money.
Local News
Filmed over 10 months behind the scenes of a local TV newsroom, the documentary series presents a vivid and dramatic case study of how news professionals interact with the communities they serve.
Media Matters
MEDIA MATTERS explores contemporary journalism from the inside, providing new insight into how — and how well — the news media do their job.
Newshour with Jim Lehrer
Newshour is a highly-acclaimed evening television news program that offers breaking news, interviews and in-depth analysis.
Nightly Business Report
Nightly Business Report is the nation’s most-watched evening business news program that combines extensive financial market coverage and in-depth analysis and commentaries by noted economists.
NOW
Through documentary segments and interviews with original thinkers, NOW goes beyond the noisy churn of the news cycle and gives viewers the context to explore their relationship with the larger world.
P.O.V.
P.O.V. (a cinema term for “point of view”) is television’s longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films.
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly explores contemporary moral and spiritual issues and profiles people and groups across the spectrum of religion and ethics.
Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley features a mix of news and pop culture to combine for one thought-provoking and entertaining program. A hybrid of news, issues and intertainment, it features interviews with artists, activists, newsmakers, politicians and everyday people.
The Greatest American Fourth of July
In 2000, viewers witnessed two historic maritime events: The International Naval Review and OpSail 2000, which constituted the largest flotilla of tall ships, warships, and other watercraft from around the world ever to assemble in New York Harbor.
The Money Show
THAT MONEY SHOW aired on PBS stations from September 2000 to September 2001. While this site is no longer updated every week, we encourage you to explore our rich archive of stories and financial resources.
Washington Week
Washington Week features a group of journalists participating in roundtable discussion of major news events.
What’s Up in Finance
WHAT’S UP IN FINANCE?, a half-hour reality show hosted by Kwame Jackson (from season one of The Apprentice), features teens and twenty-somethings using their money smarts — and the help of finance professionals — to work toward financial independence.
Wide Angle
WIDE ANGLE is the only program exclusively dedicated to international current affairs documentaries.
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