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Maria Ressa on Covering Duterte, Her Upcoming Verdict & the Fight for the Free Press
Days before an expected verdict in her trial, Philippine journalist Maria Ressa speaks out.
June 12, 2020
Maria Ressa, Duterte & the Fight for the Free Press
Days before an expected verdict in her trial, Philippine journalist Maria Ressa speaks out about reporting on President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal drug war — and then becoming a high-profile target of his government’s crackdown on the press. 
June 12, 2020
Saying Goodbye During the Coronavirus Pandemic in “The Last Call”
Jessica Caro, a New York City nurse, saw multiple members of her family contract the coronavirus.
June 11, 2020
Voter Registration In Florida Plunged Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
New voter registrations are expected to rise as the elections near and as the state reopens. But some question whether the drop could have an effect on the makeup of the electorate.
June 11, 2020
FRONTLINE Honored with Two Peabody Awards
FRONTLINE has been honored with two 2020 Peabody Awards – recognizing the series with both this year’s prestigious Institutional Peabody Award, and for its 2019 film "For Sama."
June 10, 2020
'A Slow Healing Process': Slammed By the Dairy Crisis, Shuttered By the Coronavirus, Small Towns Forge Ahead
The city of Loyal is in the heart of Wisconsin's dairy country. For years, it's been dealing with an ailing farm economy. Then COVID-19 hit the state.
June 10, 2020
WATCH: Pandemic in the Heartland
A small dairy community in the northwest part of Wisconsin recorded zero cases of COVID-19. Despite that, the virus hit the city of Loyal hard.
June 10, 2020
FRONTLINE's "For Sama" Wins 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards
"For Sama" has been honored with both a 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award in the International TV category, and the John Seigenthaler Prize for Courage in Reporting.
June 4, 2020
Remembering the Tiananmen Square Crackdown, and the “Tank Man”
On June 4, 1989, Chinese troops opened fire on civilians in Beijing's Tiananmen Square — part of a bloody government crackdown on dissent that killed unknown numbers of unarmed pro-democracy protesters and bystanders throughout the city.
June 4, 2020
Race, Police & the Pandemic: A Conversation with Jelani Cobb
George Floyd’s death beneath the knee of a police officer has sparked grief and rage. Jelani Cobb puts this volatile moment in context in our new podcast episode.
June 2, 2020
Race, Police & the Pandemic
As streets across America erupt into clashes over racism during the coronavirus pandemic, Jelani Cobb of The New Yorker examines a connection between George Floyd's death and the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 deaths among African Americans.
June 2, 2020