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Richard Harris

Richard Harris is a freelance writer, consultant to the nonprofit iCivics, former producer of NPR's "All Things Considered" and former senior producer of "ABC News Nightline with Ted Koppel." Follow him on Twitter @redsox54.

'Every Woman in Journalism Owes Barbara Walters a Debt'

A new book tells how the groundbreaking journalist was proud of her work and always pushing, but never content
April 23, 2024

Unexpected Lessons of Terminal Cancer — Talking About Death and Life

Two renowned journalists, Rod Nordland and Richard Harris, share a diagnosis of Glioblastoma. In this conversation, they talk about living with the diagnosis, remaining positive and the impact of love and support.
March 6, 2024

Liz Cheney Will Not Stay Silent

During a recent conversation in Washington, D.C. about her new book ‘Oath and Honor,’ she talked about the need for all parties to ‘work on behalf of the Constitution’
December 20, 2023

One Man's Quest to Control the End of Life

An unplanned, unflinching award-winning documentary takes us inside a family’s journey through medical aid in dying
June 9, 2023

An Historical Trip Around 'Iconic America'

A new eight-part PBS series surveys sites including Fenway Park, Stone Mountain and the Hollywood sign
May 3, 2023

Nearly 30 Years After His Death, Morrie Schwartz Offers New Life Lessons

From the subject of 'Tuesdays with Morrie,' the discovery of a manuscript on aging creatively leads to a new book 'The Wisdom of Morrie'
April 14, 2023

A Candid Conversation with Dr. Tony Fauci

The focus of a new PBS documentary, the now-retired director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases talks about the stress of the COVID pandemic and how his work during the AIDS crisis profoundly affected his career
March 17, 2023

1966: When the Cry of 'Black Power!' Was Heard Throughout the Land

Mark Whitaker, the first African American editor of Newsweek, and a student of civil rights since age 10, revisits this pivotal year in his new book
February 6, 2023

Sunrise for Judith

As journalist Mark Potter’s wife was dying of cancer, she encouraged him to take his camera and keep a daily appointment with the sunrise. This early morning ritual has helped him heal.
December 1, 2022

Ken Burns on 'Our America'

The historical filmmaker’s new book of photography, 15 years in the making, tells the story of the U.S. and us
November 9, 2022
Opinion

OPINION: When A Stroke is On the Ballot

A stroke survivor calls out those who would use John Fetterman’s debate performance to disqualify him from the US Senate
November 2, 2022

Margaret Sullivan's Journalism Commandments

The first woman Public Editor at the New York Times and retiring Washington Post media columnist on her four-decade wild ride in journalism, detailed in her new book ‘Newsroom Confidential’
October 17, 2022
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