More than 1,000 videos by the public, documenting their voting experiences, came in to PBS’ ‘Video Your Vote‘ Project. Read about the results, and watch some of the videos. The project site has examples of voters moved by the process, documents of intimidation, and more.
This panel discussion, from the Center for Civic Innovation conference on 10/2/2008, addresses the increasing difficulty the U.S. has had in maintaining the nation’s existing infrastructure and building vital new projects.
For the first time, full episodes of Exposé: America’s Investigative Reports will be available online in Spanish at Exposé and at V-me, where you also can find on-air and specific channel info for your market. Watch the documentary ‘Amistades Influyentes’ (Friends in High Places) online in Spanish or in English.
Join David Broder (Washington Post), John Harwood (CNBC and NY Times), Karen Tumulty (Time), Doyle McManus (LA Times), and host Gwen Ifill to discuss:
* Unexpected States Could Swing Election
* Biden, Palin Have Mixed Impact on Campaigns
* 2008 Election Proves Historic in Many Ways
Watch here.
(Originally aired: 10/31/2008).
* After the election, America’s image overseas
* Deadly attack on American soldiers in Afghanistan
* Series: “Blueprint America” - Brazil’s roadshow
* Israeli soldiers protect Palestinian farmers
Watch.
This year Hurricanes Fay, Gustav, Hanna, and Ike all battered Haiti’s north coast. Church and other relief groups and heroic aid workers are helping, but Haiti’s plight remains daunting at best. Watch. (Originally aired: 10/31/2008)
* Fighting in Congo continues
* World view on election outcome tomorrow
* Brazil’s road to energy independence
* Independent booksellers of Beirut
Watch.
Journalist and historian Louis “Studs” Terkel, who is credited with popularizing oral histories, which he called “guerrilla journalism,” died Friday, October 31, 2008, at his Chicago home at age 96. See interviews with Terkel from around PBS; read more…
If the new president is truly serious about reform, where should he start? Two veteran watchdogs, Joan Claybrook of Public Citizen and Bob Edgar of Common Cause, join Bill …
In the day before the final vote, the historic nature of the 2008 election is on the minds of pundits and voters alike. The Annenberg School’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson and …
