Elisabeth Ponsot

Web Producer, Need to Know , PBS

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Web producer & reporter for @PBS @ThirteenNY, formerly of @PittsburghPG | Queens girl living in Brooklyn

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Election 2012 Energy Lgbt National Politics Health Care Hyperlocal New York City

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2011 - Environmental Reporting
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette receives $10,000 and the Edward J. Meeman Award for “Pipeline,” a news website led by Erich Schwartzel and Elisabeth Ponsot that is dedicated to explaining the economic, environmental and political effects of the natural gas industry's Marcellus Shale drilling.
2011 - Best Specialty Site
The judges called Pipeline an "innovative partnership on a very important story" and "a hard and an admirable journalistic endeavor." The Online Journalism Awards is the most important online journalism competition in the nation, and was presented before 1,200 digital news practitioners at the annual convention.

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RT @ThirteenNY: TONIGHT at 8:30pm on @PBSNeedToKnow - the deportation of thousands of undocumented workers: to.pbs.org/12hirQ4

Border Patrol, part 3

pbs.org — While the number of illegal crossings at the border has plummeted dramatically - roughly half the number than during peak years - just as many people are dying. Meaning for those coming into the country illegally, it is now more deadly, more lethal, than at any time in recent U.S.
RT @PBSNeedToKnow: WATCH NOW Searching for answers: A daughter on the loss of her father, who died attempting to cross the border http://t.…

Searching for answers

pbs.org — Gladys Dominguez is the 19-year-old daughter of Alfonso Martinez Sanchez, a father of five American children who lived in the United States for more than 20 years. After being deported from Vista, California, Alfonso tried to return to his family in the U.S.
In 1973, public broadcasting aired 250 hours of the Watergate hearings. Here are some highlights: to.pbs.org/12gptEx

A Look Back at the Senate Watergate Hearings

pbs.org — By: Justin Scuiletti The Watergate hearings began on May 17, 1973. Public Television aired all 250 hours of testimony that summer. Here are some of the highlights. Video edited by Justin Scuiletti The Watergate scandal began with a burglary in June 1972 and ended with a president's resignation in August 1974.
RT @MythiliRao: Heartbreaking. RT @PBSNeedToKnow: A daughter on the loss of her father, who died attempting to cross the border http://t.co…

Searching for answers

pbs.org — Gladys Dominguez is the 19-year-old daughter of Alfonso Martinez Sanchez, a father of five American children who lived in the United States for more than 20 years. After being deported from Vista, California, Alfonso tried to return to his family in the U.S.
"Nothing can stop a father from trying to return to his family... no danger will stop him." to.pbs.org/15TlmEZ #immigration

Searching for answers

pbs.org — Gladys Dominguez is the 19-year-old daughter of Alfonso Martinez Sanchez, a father of five American children who lived in the United States for more than 20 years. After being deported from Vista, California, Alfonso tried to return to his family in the U.S.
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! RT @batemanjason: Mr. Banana Grabber and me, handing out frozen treats in Times Square. Fun, fun... pic.twitter.com/w3iiW99gqQ

batemanjason: Mr. Banana Grabber and me, ...

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