
Claire Mufson
Associate Producer, National Affairs at PBS NewsHour
General assignment producer @NewsHour Weekend. Formerly at @France24_en
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1 week ago |
pbs.org | Claire Mufson
May 25, 2025 7:22 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Sharks have been cast as the ultimate villain ever since the movie “Jaws” was released 50 years ago this summer. The film tells the story of a great white shark terrorizing beachgoers, but in reality, humans pose the greater threat to sharks. Ali Rogin speaks with endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh, who wants to get that message out by swimming around Martha’s Vineyard, where “Jaws” was filmed.
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2 weeks ago |
pbs.org | Claire Mufson
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio In late April, the Trump administration told hundreds of scientists and experts that they were no longer needed to compile the next national climate assessment, a flagship report mandated by Congress to catalog the ways climate change affects the country. John Yang speaks with Elizabeth Koebele, an associate professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, who was among the recipients of that message.
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4 weeks ago |
pbs.org | Claire Mufson
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio The deep sea covers about two-thirds of the Earth’s surface, but according to a new study, humans are estimated to have observed less than .001 percent of the deep seafloor — an area roughly the size of Rhode Island. Stephanie Sy speaks with the study’s author, Katy Croff Bell, who is working to change that.
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2 months ago |
artscanvas.org | John Yang |Lorna Baldwin |Claire Mufson
A look inside the U.S. Mint's creation of a quarter celebrating Ida B. Wells This Women’s History Month, we’re taking a look at a special series of quarters honoring notable American women.
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2 months ago |
pbs.org | Claire Mufson
Mar 22, 2025 5:30 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio This Women’s History Month, we’re taking a look at a special series of quarters honoring notable American women. This is the final year of the program, and one of the coins for 2025 features journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells. John Yang reports from the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, where the coins are being made.
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Not so retired after all @StevenMufson! Very proud of my dad’s timely article on the history of the Washington Post’s editorial independence https://t.co/ZdDnkWIFZD

I had a lot of fun working on this one with @satvi_sunkara and @garyezard! Still don’t know if I’m up for trying it though

It's the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, but more and more people are finding a polar plunge to be invigorating. @WmBrangham takes a look at the world of winter swimming, and the potential benefits and risks of plunging into icy water. https://t.co/OWEUlIMY0M

RT @garyezard: I edited this lead story with 15 minutes to spare before air time. @kaisha_young and @ClaireMufson