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Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Don’t miss the opportunity to ask questions of Niall Ferguson, the author and host of THE ASCENT OF MONEY.

Niall Ferguson, a financial historian and Harvard professor, will put the economic crisis of the past year in its historical context. His perspective of these economic cycles provides all of us with a better understanding of the world we are living in today.

The live Q&A begins on Tuesday, November 24 at 6pm EST. Ask your questions now.

This exclusive event was made possible by T. Rowe Price.

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Monday, November 16th, 2009

Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Friday, November 13th that the federal government would prosecute Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the “mastermind” of the September 11 attacks, in a Manhattan courtroom. The decision has ignited a flurry of controversy here in the city. Both former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Gov. David Paterson have come out against the Obama administration’s plan in the past few days. Guiliani objects to a civilian trial of Mohammed; at an event in East Harlem today, Paterson said that “having those terrorists tried so close to the attack is going to be an encumbrance on all New Yorkers.”

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Friday, November 13th, 2009

“A Death in Tehran” premieres Tuesday, November 17 at 9pm on THIRTEEN

At the height of the protests following Iran’s controversial presidential election this summer, a young woman named Neda Agha Soltan was shot and killed on the streets of Tehran. Her death — filmed on a cameraphone, then uploaded to the web — quickly became an international outrage, and Agha Soltan became the face of a powerful movement that threatened the hard-line government’s hold on power. With the help of a unique network of correspondents in and out of the country, FRONTLINE investigates the life and death of the woman whose image remains a potent symbol for those who want to keep the reform movement alive. The film also explores a number of unanswered questions in the aftermath of the greatest upheaval in Iran since the 1979 revolution: How many were arrested and killed as the security forces attempted to contain the growing protest movement? To what extent was the presidential vote manipulated? What is the future of the movement that seems to have been silenced?

Watch a preview of “A Death in Tehran” now:

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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

On Thursday November 5th, New York Governor David Paterson appeared on THIRTEEN in a special town hall meeting on the state’s economic crisis, moderated by WNET.ORG special correspondent Rafael Pi Roman. The hour-long discussion featured questions for the governor solicited from thirteen.org. If you missed the program, you can watch it below.

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Monday, November 9th, 2009

As the world remembers the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, watch “After the Fall,” which aired on PBS’ Global Voices in 2008. The film is a portrait of modern Berlin, recounting the story and disappearance of the most absurd of the world’s constructions: the Berlin Wall.

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Monday, November 9th, 2009

WNET.ORG correspondent Rafael Pi Roman speaks with Donald G. McNeil, Jr., Science and Health Reporter at The New York Times, about President Obama’s declaration of a H1N1 national emergency, and the reports of shortages of the H1N1 vaccine.

For more on how the H1N1 “swine flu” virus is affecting New York, please visit our comprehensive website that features the latest news from across the PBS spectrum as well as original reports from the field.

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Monday, October 12th, 2009

Season premieres Tuesday, October 13 at 9pm on THIRTEEN

FRONTLINE examines U.S. counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan — a fight that promises to be longer and more costly than most Americans understand — through interviews with top commanders on the ground, embeds with U.S. forces and fresh reporting from Washington.

Watch a 24-minute rough cut of the first act of FRONTLINE’s season premiere,
“Obama’s War.”

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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

What’s the #1 issue in New Jersey’s race for Governor?

On October 6 at 10 p.m. TUNE in for On the Line: Decision 2009. Emmy Award-winning anchor Steve Adubato will be joined by Governor Jon Corzine, Republican candidate Chris Christie and Independent candidate Chris Daggett. Broadcast LIVE on THIRTEEN, NJN Public Television , WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM and on the web at NJ.com and NJN.net.

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Monday, September 28th, 2009

Former WNET President Bill Baker surveys the many threats to trustworthy news, and examines how print news is adapting to new technologies and a tough economic environment.

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For further reading on this topic, see Bill Baker’s article “How to Save the News” in this week’s edition of The Nation.

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Friday, September 11th, 2009

WNET.ORG Correspondent Rafael Pi Roman visits Ground Zero in New York to find out how progress is going at the World Trade Center construction site.

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