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Washington Insider Arrives in Time for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

By Chris Ariens on Apr. 21, 2015 - 4:23 PM

Everything you ever wanted to know about the White House Correspondents' Association dinner weekend, but were afraid to ask.

‘The PBS Newshour has an audience that is larger than anything you see in the cable news universe’

By Chris Ariens on Nov. 10, 2010 - 12:18 PM

In Part III of this week’s Media Beat interview, MacNeil-Lehrer Productions CEO Simon Marks talks about the new PBS Newshour: “We wanted the program to look a little bit more engaging, to give it added impact.” M ...

Simon Marks on ‘Doing more with Less’

By Chris Ariens on Nov. 9, 2010 - 12:20 PM

In part two of our Media Beat interview, Simon Marks, the President and CEO of MacNeil-Lehrer Productions talks about merging the broadcast and online newsrooms of the PBS Newshour. “The broadcast benefits from the fact that ...

Are the Nets Doing Enough to Cover Foreign News?

By Chris Ariens on Nov. 8, 2010 - 12:19 PM

Before he left TVNewser a couple months ago, Kevin Allocca sat down with Simon Marks for our Media Beat series. Marks, the president and CEO of MacNeil-Lehrer Productions and a veteran international reporter, talks about the curre ...

PBS NewsHour’s Simon Marks Talks WikiLeaks

By kevin on Jul. 31, 2010 - 3:29 PM

We had the opportunity to sit down with “PBS NewsHour” associate EP Simon Marks on Friday. Marks, who was recently promoted to President and CEO of MacNeil-Lehrer Productions, has traveled the world as an international ...

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Marks Replaces Crystal at MacNeil Lehrer

By kevin on Jul. 21, 2010 - 1:21 PM

• “NewsHour” associate EP Simon Marks will take over as president of MacNeil Lehrer productions starting September 1st. He replaces PBS veteran and former NBC News President Lest Crystal, who announced his retirem ...

Iranian Court Sentences Roxana Saberi to 8 Years For Spying

By Chris Ariens on Apr. 18, 2009 - 9:53 AM

After a five-day trial held behind closed doors, an Iranian court has sentenced Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, to eight years in prison. The former Miss North Dakota, who’d been working in Iran as a freelance rep ...

American Reporter Detained in Iran

By Chris Ariens on Mar. 1, 2009 - 1:10 AM

A former Miss North Dakota, who’s been working in Iran as a freelance reporter, is being detained in undisclosed location there. 31-year-old Roxana Saberi has reported for NPR, “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer”, and ...

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