Save the Condor in California

California condor escaping extinction

CBS News, December 25, 2011 3:45 PM

In the early 1980s, the number of California Condors had plummeted from decades of poaching and environmental hazards, but as Bill Whitaker reports, scientists are hard at work to save the endangered species from extinction. (Full story)

A Heart-warming Story for the 2012 Thanksgiving

George Lopez honors 2009 CNN Hero Jorge Munoz, who cooks meals and delivers them to New York's homeless every night. "CNN Heroes: Where Are They Now?" airs Thursday at 8 and 10 p.m. ET.

"Think Differently" narrated by Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address 

Animal Odd Couple in Custody Battle

by Steve Hartman, CBS News

An update now, to one of CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman's most popular stories. It's drawn more than 6 million views online. The story made people smile. That is until the lawyers got involved. Full story.

New Face of Homelessness

by Steve Hartman, CBS News

Brad Carter volunteers at a mission, publishes a street newspaper, serves on 3 advocacy boards -- and helps shatter a stereotype。
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How social media can make history

by Clay Shirky

Profile a young and an old persons

Father, daughter stay true to reading promise

by Steve Hartman, CBS News

One of the best ways parents can connect with their children is to read to them. That usually ends when kids learn to read for themselves, but it doesn't have to.

In Assignment America, Steve Hartman has the story of a reading connection that continued happily ever after early childhood. Full story

Aired on May 9, 2011

Profile an Old Person

85-year-old band director still inspires by Steve Hartman, CBS News

Compare Major Networks' Reporting of Steve Jobs Resigning as CEO

CBS News: Steve Jobs steps down as Apple CEO

Steve Jobs suddenly and unexpectedly stepped down as the CEO of Apple. Ben Tracy reports on the speculation surrounding his sudden departure. Full story




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Photos that Changed the World

Photographs do more than document history -- they make it. At TED University, Jonathan Klein of Getty Images shows some of the most iconic, and talks about what happens when a generation sees an image so powerful it can't look away -- or back.
About Jonathan Klein

Jonathan Klein runs Getty Images, a stock photo agency whose vast archive of still photography and illustrations is a mainstay of the creative class. Keep reading...

Kevin Kelly: Predicting the next 5,000 days of the web

Kevin Kelly’s visions: The World Wide Web, as we know it, is only 5,000 days old. Now, Kelly asks, how can we predict what’s coming in the next 5,000 days?

Kevin Kelly (@kevin2kelly) is former edidor of “The Whole Earth” review, columnist for the New York Times and The Economist and author of many influential books like Rules for the New Economy, Bicicle Haiko or Out of Control (which inspired the first Matrix film in 1999). Kevin Kelly's website.

Ethan Zuckerman: Listening to global voices

Global Voices

Sure, the web connects the globe, but most of us end up hearing mainly from people just like ourselves. Blogger and technologist Ethan Zuckerman wants to help share the stories of the whole wide world. He talks about clever strategies to open up your Twitter world and read the news in languages you don't even know.

About Ethan Zuckerman

Ethan Zuckerman studies how the world -- the whole world -- uses new media to share information and moods across cultures, languages and platforms. Full bio.

Reading, PA faces touch choices

Aired on March 3, 2011 on NBC News
Reported by Tom Brokaw.

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Another Profile of a Young Person

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Faces of China

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Deaf Basketball Team

A basketball team overcame some formidable obstacles when it went from losing a game by 75 points three years ago to being undefeated this season. Wyatt Andrews reports on their American Spirit. Read the full story. (Aired on January 28, 2011)

How Did He Get That Story Idea?

Watch Steve Hartman's Handwritten Thank You Notes aired on January 24, 2011

As part of our continuing series "Assignment America." Steve Hartman takes a lesson in the lost art of handwritten thank you notes.

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Close-ups and nat sound

Learn how to use close-ups to tell your story.

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Conduct an Interview: Tucson Shooting

Tucson shooting victim Suzi Hileman--who tried to protect the nine-year old Christina Taylor Green, whom she escorted to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' fateful event two weeks ago--speaks out about how she's coping with the loss of Christina as well as her own injuries. Aired on NBC Nightly News January 22, 2011

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"Tiger Mather" Parenting Debate

The bestselling tough love memoir on parenting "The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" has spawned a nationwide debate about how tough mothers should be with their kids. Michelle Miller reports on CBS News (January 21, 2011).

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Tiger Moms in China

Amy Chua's book "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" typecasts Chinese mothers as tough-as-nails disciplinarians. But as Celia Hatton reports in a country of more than 1.3 billion people, it's tough to make generalizations. (Aired on January 21, 2011)

Read more: The Myth Behind China's Tiger Mothers on CBS News.

Teaching Chinese in America

More and more, Americans are learning a second language and Chinese is emerging as a language of choice. Terry McCarthy explores the latest linguistic trend.

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Profile Tucson Suspect

Learn how to profile a suspect.

Tucson Suspect Loughner Insanity Plea? by CBS News January 11, 2011

Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior

Read the report: Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior on WSJ.com