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Geoff Bennett, Amna Nawaz Pick Up Managing Editor Duties at ‘PBS News Hour’


Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz, co anchors of "PBS NewsHour," have been named as co-managing editors of the long-running PBS mainstay

Brendan Carr, who now heads the Federal Communications Commission, has made plain his interest in trying to cut off government funding of PBS and NPR, and has launched an investigation into whether the on-air nods they make to corporate sponsorship are appropriate. The “PBS News Hour” series “On Democracy” which examines challenges to the nation’s laws and institutions through conversations with people from across the spectrum of ideas, is expanding. They want to focus on “really deepening our analysis, our reporting, our investigative work and ensuring that we provide not just today’s headlines, but also the context that helps viewers really understand the forces shaping our world,” says Bennett.

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