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The Truth Behind The Syrian Mobile Phone Charging Story

7:19AM August 25, 2011 | Brent Rose

Earlier this month PBS ran a story about an unorthodox method of phone charging that Syrian rebels were using. It sounded strange to us, so we tested it. It didn’t hold water. Literally. So News Hour followed up with the real story. More »


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Gizmodo On PBS Neeeeewwwwwshour

2:44AM March 25, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

Gizmodo and actually-respected-by-your-grandparents news program PBS Newshour, together – yes, it’s true. Just look at this fancy logo they made, complete with drop shadow. Anyways, I was there to talk about the iPad and where Bing really lives (it’s a scary place) as part of a news series they’re doing, NewsHour Plus, that’s all about science and tech. I was very tired. More »


PBS and YouTube Want You to Play Michael Moore on Election Day

8:40AM October 16, 2008 | Matt Buchanan

You’re one of those internet-addicted, Obama-loving youngins that’s actually going to vote on Election day. That’s great, since the youth vote has historically been a bucket of fail. But PBS and YouTube want you to take your civic duty even more srsly and bring your camcorder to document the experience—as well as any problems you see, like long lines (horror!), glitchy voting machines (likely) or “overly aggressive” voter ID practices—and upload it to their Video Your Vote channel. The best clips will air on PBS, like legitimately produced journalism. Oh, the fine print: