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PBS NEWSHOUR & NPR Convention Coverage: 2016 Republican National Convention

PBS NEWSHOUR co-anchors and managing editors Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill.
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PBS NEWSHOUR co-anchors and managing editors Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill.

Airs Monday, July 18 - Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 5 p.m. on KPBS TV

Tune in for gavel-to-gavel primetime coverage of the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

Live Convention Blog

Join PBS NEWSHOUR for a roundup of interesting articles, videos, tweets, photos and an inside look at the PBS NEWSHOUR and NPR's live convention coverage. Some highlights:

Campaign dismisses criticism of Melania Trump's speech

Analysis says 4 out of 5 prime-time RNC speakers are white

Ivanka Trump to introduce her father tonight

People still talking about Ted Cruz speech

Read the live blog

PBS NEWSHOUR convention coverage will be co-hosted by Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff. NPR host Rachel Martin will report inside the hall with NEWSHOUR’s Lisa Desjardins and John Yang and NPR’s Sue Davis.

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Ifill and Woodruff will also be joined by NPR’s Mara Liaisson, Ron Elving and Domenico Montenaro and NEWSHOUR regular contributors including syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks and Cook Political Report’s Amy Walter.

LIVE STREAMING:

Gavel to gavel coverage will extend online and on social platforms, to include live streaming of stage speeches and floor interviews. This special coverage will stream live on NPR.org and through NPR One. PBS NEWSHOUR will produce round-the-clock convention coverage by providing live video, a live blog, a broad range of analysis, reporting inside and outside the event.

​In addition to NEWSHOUR and NPR’s reporting efforts, several NPR station reporters and their delegations will bring added depth and insight to the joint coverage. The PBS NEWSHOUR nightly broadcast throughout the conventions will be anchored on location by Ifill and Woodruff, with Hari Sreenivasan providing additional reporting in Washington.

JOIN THE CONVERSATION:

PBS NEWSHOUR is on Facebook, and you can follow @thenewshour on Twitter. NPR is on Facebook, Instagram, and you can follow @NPR on Twitter.

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Graphic logo for PBS NEWHOUR & NPR coverage of the 2016 Republican National Convention.