PBS NewsHour

May 4, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

On this edition for Saturday, May 4, the standoff over transition of power in Venezuela continues, North Korea launches short range projectiles, the toll managing offensive content takes on Facebook moderators, and singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco reflects on her decades-long career and her new memoir. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

Ani DiFranco tears down walls with her new memoir

9m 59s

Ani DiFranco began playing before audiences at just 9 years old, and 40 years later the musician continues to find ways to reinvent herself. Her new memoir, "No Walls and the Recurring Dream," recounts a life embedded in political activism, a dedication to feminism, and how storytelling has shaped her philanthropy and music. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker spoke with DiFranco to learn more.

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  • Facebook moderators battle hate speech and violence: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Facebook moderators battle hate speech and violence

    S2019 E141 - 16m 55s

    Facebook has banned several high-profile accounts it says engage in “violence and hate." The move also follows several recent acts of violence livestreamed on the company's site. Facebook employs thousands of people known as moderators, who are on the frontlines of a battle to stop extremist material online. But as The Verge editor Casey Newton tells Hari Sreenivasan, their jobs come at a cost.

  • Venezuelan standoff continues between Maduro and Guaidó: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Venezuelan standoff continues between Maduro and Guaidó

    S2019 E141 - 3m 38s

    As the standoff over transition of power in Venezuela continues at least 50 countries including the U.S. have thrown their support behind Juan Guaidó whose recent calls for military support and for mass demonstrations have not been successful. Columbia University’s Christopher Sabatini joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the power struggle, Russia's role and the U.S. government response.

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