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.
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.”
“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?
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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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.
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.
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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.”
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.
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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