Worldfocus launched its new “Talk to Us” initiative, where viewers can upload videos in response to questions and topics on top news stories. Worldfocus will put the best responses on TV! Visit Worldfocus and find out how you can be part of this new global citizen journalism community.
Miriam Makeba passed away on Nov. 10. We unearthed a 1972 episode of the show ‘Soul!’ from the WNET archives, including a number of songs performed by Makeba, an in-depth interview with her about her political activities, and a little about her then-husband, Black Panther Stokely Carmichael. Watch…
In this episode, Andrew Ross Sorkin talks with NJ Governor Corzine on the Garden State’s economy, journalist Michael Wolff about the media, and financial expert Danielle Babb on why she feels now is a good time to start a new business. Watch now.
Send in your best photo of your favorite four-pawed domestic canine or feline to NATURE’s Why I Love Cats and Dogs Photo Contest, then tune-in for ‘Why We Love Cats and Dogs’, Sunday February 15 at 8:00 pm on Thirteen. Contest Deadline: March 2, 2009. Get Details.
* A Brazilian politician runs for mayor under the name “Barack Obama”. Watch.
* From China to Guantanamo Bay to Albania–the journey of dozens of men. Watch.
* Shopowners stand up to the powerful Sicilian mafia. Watch.
From WWII hero to national security risk: what happened to Oppenheimer after he ushered in the atomic age? In recreations within the story, actor David Strathairn portrays Oppenheimer. Watch full episode now.
Follow the 2,000 mile migration of monarch butterflies from North America to a sanctuary in Mexico. Watch full documentary now!
Updike, most famous for his four ‘Rabbit’ novels, passed away on Tuesday of cancer at age 76. Over his lifetime he was awarded the Pulitzer not once, but twice, and published more than 50 books. See more about Updike from PBS programs.
30 years ago, there were no daily business news program on television…until Nightly Business Report came along. See NBR’s 30th Anniversary site–with video from 1979, reporters’ favorite stories, interviews with Steve Forbes and Warren Buffett on the last 30 years of financial news, and much more. See features.
The economic crisis affects all income and social brackets. The rising costs of everything from shelter to medicine have taken the luster out of baby boomers and seniors’ “golden years” or worse, put them into deep debt. Americans over 50 account for about a 25% of all delinquent mortgages. Watch program now.
