Highlights
- Arizona PBS airs the Washington Week semiquincentennial special Friday, June 12 at 7 p.m.
- Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, moderates a panel of six journalists and thought leaders.
- The program explores American patriotism, global power, and AI and technology ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary.
- Washington Week is the longest-running primetime news and public affairs program on public television.
Arizona PBS airs a special edition of Washington Week with The Atlantic on Friday, June 12 at 7 p.m., convening six journalists and thought leaders before a live studio audience to examine American patriotism, global power, and AI and technology in advance of the nation's semiquincentennial.
The Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg moderates the extended panel. According to PBS and WETA, Goldberg was named moderator of Washington Week with The Atlantic by WETA. The program is described by Arizona PBS as the longest-running primetime news and public affairs program on television.
The broadcast is part of Arizona PBS's broader commemoration of the country's 250th anniversary, which the station says will explore the founding of the United States, its history, artifacts, and performances.
The special airs June 12 at 7 p.m. on Arizona PBS.
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