Talk:The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

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[edit] Infobox Picture

Do we really need such a long description for the picture in the infobox? It seems far too wordy, and detracts from the rest of the information.Miguel Cervantes 21:54, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

"A photograph of the opening sequence to The NewsHour, which can still be used today."

I don't get the second part of that sentence (italics mine). 134.114.59.41 23:58, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

On Saturday, March 6 of 2003 an inaccurate map depicting the nations of Iraq and Iran was aired. They were labeled incorrectly as Iran and Iraq, respectively. Go to [1] to view the image.

Why is Charlayne Hunter-Gault listed in the infobox under "Starring"? She hasn't been a part of the show for many years now?

[edit] Dab

Do we really need the disambiguation line at the top of the page? It's not like, "Newshour" redirects here or anything. The "Newshour" page needs the dab because people would type in "Newshour" and get the British program, but not vice versa. --Jtalledo (talk) 17:55, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Possible changes to production section

Major events such as disasters and elections will often change the format of a single show to provide greater coverage of the event. The news summary is then limited to stories relevant to the event, and other news that might normally be reported in the news summary is then placed in the recap at the end of the program. The remainder of the program is then dedicated to coverage and commentary for the main story.

The NewsHour is normally broadcast Monday through Friday. When a news event happens over the weekend, the Monday program often reports an update on Monday instead of relating the whole story from the beginning (citation needed).

In addition to its daily program, the NewsHour also provides media coverage and commentary at other times for the Democratic and Republican national conventions, Presidential debates, election nights, and States of the Union and other Presidential addresses.

The NewsHour includes types of segments that are rare on other American news programs (citation needed), including in-depth analysis of U.S. Supreme Court decisions (typically with correspondant Jan Crawford Greenburg) and analysis of current trends in media (with correspondant Terence Smith). Obituaries of notable persons are presented as "In Memoriam" segments near the end of the broadcast, before the news recap.

Jim Lehrer (or the most senior anchor, if he is not available) conducts the Friday analysis segment. He asks questions to two political columnists. For balance, one columnist is usually conservative and the other columnist is usually liberal (citation needed).

The description of the Honor Roll should be in its own paragraph. The mention of pledge drives belongs in a Sponsorship section, along with the list of sponsors. There should probably also be a seperate section for People or Contributors.

The claim "On May 17, 2006, the program underwent its first major change in presentation in years, adopting new broadcast graphics and a new version of the show's trademark theme song" is of disputable significance. No changes to the type or format of segments happened. Furthermore, the program's graphics have changed numerous times in the past.

The NewsHour interviewed Charlayne Hunter-Gault in August 2006. She is now living in South Africa and is no longer associated with the NewsHour.

72.129.134.187 18:23, 15 August 2006 (UTC)