PBS and impreMedia to Live Stream Spanish Language Version of Sotomayor Supreme Court...

PBS and impreMedia to Live Stream Spanish Language Version of Sotomayor
Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

ARLINGTON, Va., July 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PBS today announced an
agreement with impreMedia, the No. 1 Hispanic News and Information Company in
the U.S. in Online and Print, to live stream PBS' NewsHour feed of Judge Sonia
Sotomayor's Senate confirmation hearings, translated to Spanish, on
impreMedia's Web site (http://www.impre.com/sotomayor). If confirmed,
Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court justice and the third
woman to serve on the high court.

"As public media PBS and our member stations have a strong commitment to
ensuring that citizens have the information they need to fully participate in
our democracy," said John Boland, PBS Chief Content Officer. "We are pleased
to partner with impreMedia in utilizing new media platforms to reach the
broadest possible audience, including Hispanic Americans who will have
particular interest in these hearings."

PBS will provide full coverage of the Senate Confirmation Hearings for Supreme
Court Nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor expected to begin July 13, 2009 at 10 am
ET. NewsHour Senior Correspondent Judy Woodruff will anchor live coverage
from the hearing room in the HartSenateOfficeBuilding, with analysis from
Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal. PBS will provide gavel-to-gavel
coverage of the days when Sotomayor is scheduled to testify before the
committee.

"The live Spanish transmission of the Supreme Court hearings is a critical
outreach to the millions of Americans who strongly prefer to receive their
news and information in Spanish," says Arturo Duran, CEO of impreMedia
Digital. "It also reflects the deep transformation of American society, which
may soon have, for the first time in its history, a Supreme Court Justice who
grew up speaking Spanish."

Monday's hearing is expected to include statements from each of the members of
the Senate Judiciary Committee and possibly Sotomayor's opening statement.
Over the course of several days, the hearings will continue with questions and
answers with Judge Sotomayor followed by testimony from other witnesses. The
NewsHour's coverage will begin with the Committee members' statements on
Monday and will continue through the conclusion of Judge Sotomayor's
appearances before the committee. ImpreMedia plans to provide analysis by
Pedro Rojas, La Opinion'sEditor in Chief, and their political analyst, Pilar
Marrero. They will be making comments before, during or after the PBS
coverage.

Live streaming video of the hearings is also available online at
newshour.pbs.org, and is provided in conjunction with NPR and PBS. In addition
to the video of the hearings, the Online NewsHour has a profile of Sonia
Sotomayor and a wealth of information about the Supreme Court, the justices
and its history at the Supreme Court Watch site --
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/law/supreme_court/index.html.

The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is seen five nights a week on more than 315 PBS
stations across the country (check local listings) and is also available
online, via public radio in select markets and via podcast. The program is
produced by MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, in association with
WETA, Washington, DC and Thirteen/WNET in New York. Corporate funding for The
NewsHour is provided by Chevron and Intel along with major funding from the
Atlantic Philanthropies, the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, the National
Science Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public
television viewers.

About impreMedia:
ImpreMedia is the No. 1 Hispanic News and Information Company in the U.S. in
Online and Print. ImpreMedia's multi-platform offerings range from Online to
Video, Mobile and Print and encompass 27 properties, including the portal
http://www.impre.com and its McClatchy partners. 35% of all U.S. Hispanic
adults use an impreMedia product. The company is also the nation's largest
Hispanic newspaper publisher with newspapers in the top 7 U.S. Hispanic
markets, reaching 16 markets total that represent 63% of the U.S. Hispanic
population. Its leading publications include La Opinion in Los Angeles and El
Diario La Prensa in New York. For more information, visit:
http://www.impremedia.com.

ImpreMedia portals and publications websites are: www.impre.com,
www.imprerewards.com, www.lavibra.com, www.impreautos.com, www.laopinion.com,
www.eldiariony.com, www.hoynyc.com, www.laraza.com, www.laprensafl.com,
www.elmensajero.com, www.rumbonet.com, www.vistamagazine.com, and
www.contigola.com.

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SOURCE PBS and impreMedia

Kevin Dando, PBS, +1-703-739-5073, kdando@pbs.org; or Soizic Sacrez,
impreMedia, +1-212-807-4611, soizic.sacrez@impremedia.com