Worldfocus anchor Martin Savidge is not just another talking head, he’s reported extensively from the Middle-East, Asia, Russia, Europe, and more for NBC and CNN. He shares with thirteen.org some insight into how Worldfocus will approach their difficult tasks ahead.
Comedian Chris Rock spends some time with Charlie Rose, talking about his HBO special, why he’ll never win the Nobel Prize, and more…it’s Rock’s 5th visit to the Charlie Rose program. Watch interview now.
Should kosher certification depend not only on how an animal is slaughtered but on how workers are treated? R & E reports from Iowa, where authorities have uncovered evidence suggesting serious safety violations and child labor abuse by plant officials in a kosher meat packing plant. Watch.
NOW on PBS travels to New Mexico to see how the campaigns are hoping to attract—and secure—first-time voters on college campuses, as well as voters in New Mexico’s large Hispanic population. This southwestern state was won by fewer than 400 votes in 2000, and 6,000 votes in 2004. Watch.
We interviewed a number of novice teachers, and asked them to recount the realities of a special education classroom. Below is a glimpse into the Teaching Fellows program and the problems with the program’s crash-course training. Read more…
This year is the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, the 15-month operation that flew food and coal into Berlin during the Soviet blockade in 1948. Worldfocus.org reported from Teterboro, New Jersey during one of the celebrations–the German gov’t saluted the veterans who flew in 2.3 million tons of supplies. Watch.
Authorities in India blame homegrown terrorists for bombings that have killed more than 150 people in that nation in recent months; A young activist from Hiroshima revives the memory of The Bomb; And will Israel elect a woman Prime Minister? Watch now.
Most telling in the Vice-Presidential candidates’ debate were the responses to the questions concerning vice presidential power. These questions neither candidate anticipated (or, it was very low on their list of prepared talking points), and neither candidate got it exactly right. Read more…
Charlie Rose sat down to speak with Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, for an hour about the current economic crisis and Buffett’s take on the situation. (Originally aired 10/1/2008.) Watch video now…
Richard Wood, President of the Japan Society, speaks with Martin Savidge about the tense history of Japan-North Korea relations and Japan’s fear of a nuclear North Korea. North Korea has fired test missiles over Japan in the past. Watch interview…
