PBS NewsHour

Filming in challenging locations, tracking climate change

This year, NewsHour Weekend producers Sam Weber and Connie Kargbo’s reporting took them from a slave rebellion reenactment in Louisiana to a moon landing 50th anniversary celebration in Houston to covering climate change’s effects on mangroves in Florida. They recently sat down with Hari Sreenivasan to discuss their best stories from 2019 and the challenges of filming while on the road.

Filming in challenging locations, tracking climate change

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