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These workers hold on to near-obsolete jobs

From a book binder in Bulgaria to a key maker in Beijing to gas lamp lighters in London, people whose jobs have become increasingly rare in the digital age are the focus of “The Disappearing Jobs of Yesterday,” a series by more than 50 photographers at Agence France-Presse. The photographers also turn the lens on their own profession in the era of the smartphone. Hari Sreenivasan reports.
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November 24, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
S2018 E448 Length 22:20 Premiere Date 11/24/18

October 28, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
S2018 E406 Length 25:01 Premiere Date 10/28/18

October 15, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2018 E384 Length 53:50 Premiere Date 10/15/18

October 12, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2018 E377 Length 53:34 Premiere Date 10/12/18

October 11, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2018 E375 Length 54:26 Premiere Date 10/11/18

October, 10, 2018 – PBS NewsHour full episode
S2018 E374 Length 54:24 Premiere Date 10/10/18

October 9, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2018 E372 Length 54:34 Premiere Date 10/09/18

September 16, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
S2018 E339 Length 24:58 Premiere Date 09/16/18

September 10, 2018 - PBS NewsHour full episode
S2018 E333 Length 53:49 Premiere Date 09/10/18

September 1, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
S2018 E323 Length 25:00 Premiere Date 09/01/18

August 26, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
S2018 E316 Length 22:33 Premiere Date 08/26/18

August 18, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode
S2018 E304 Length 22:30 Premiere Date 08/18/18

PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 8, 2018
S2018 E254 Length 25:13 Premiere Date 07/08/18

PBS NewsHour full episode July 2, 2018
S2018 E246 Length 53:58 Premiere Date 07/02/18

PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 23, 2018
S2018 E233 Length 24:58 Premiere Date 06/23/18

PBS NewsHour full episode June 21, 2018
S2018 E229 Length 54:08 Premiere Date 06/21/18

PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 16, 2018
S2018 E222 Length 24:59 Premiere Date 06/16/18

PBS NewsHour full episode June 15, 2018
S2018 E220 Length 54:02 Premiere Date 06/15/18

PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 10, 2018
S2018 E212 Length 22:22 Premiere Date 06/10/18

PBS NewsHour full episode May 28, 2018
S2018 E191 Length 54:23 Premiere Date 05/28/18

PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 26, 2018
S2018 E189 Length 24:58 Premiere Date 05/26/18

PBS NewsHour full episode May 23, 2018
S2018 E183 Length 54:21 Premiere Date 05/23/18

PBS NewsHour full episode May 22, 2018
S2018 E180 Length 54:09 Premiere Date 05/22/18

PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 19, 2018
S2018 E175 Length 26:44 Premiere Date 05/20/18

PBS NewsHour full episode May 15, 2018
S2018 E166 Length 53:50 Premiere Date 05/15/18

PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 12, 2018
S2018 E163 Length 24:58 Premiere Date 05/12/18

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S2018 E160 Length 54:02 Premiere Date 05/09/18

PBS NewsHour full episode May 7, 2018
S2018 E156 Length 53:35 Premiere Date 05/07/18

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S2018 E155 Length 24:49 Premiere Date 05/06/18

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S2018 E154 Length 24:59 Premiere Date 05/05/18

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S2018 E150 Length 53:25 Premiere Date 05/02/18

PBS NewsHour full episode January 30, 2018
S2018 E49 Length 06:10 Premiere Date 01/30/18

PBS NewsHour full episode January 10, 2018
S2018 E28 Length 53:23 Premiere Date 01/10/18

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By staging war games, NATO members prepare for cyber attacks
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How ending temporary protected status will impact Hondurans
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