"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #76: Carlos Watson on ‘Point Taken’ and the virtues of debate
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Do debate-style public affairs shows inherently trivialize serious issues? Watson mounts a defense.
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Do debate-style public affairs shows inherently trivialize serious issues? Watson mounts a defense.
Even panels about shows not overtly dedicated to politics were immersed in campaign theories and analyses.
Kerger said PBS’s handling of its broadcast of the annual Fourth of July fireworks on Washington’s National Mall was contrary to policy.
The layoffs are in the digital and marketing department.
The New Deciders and Willie Velasquez: Empowering the People are set to air this fall.
Kerger noted that PBS and the funder “have come close” to agreement.
Six American Experience episodes will be rebroadcast in August.
Whether in the boxing ring or in the field of public opinion, Ali knew how to win a fight.
The 30-minute show, which discusses how racial relations of today are reflected in the civil rights movement, is part of a package that includes rebroadcast rights for Eyes on the Prize I and II.
PBS continues to defy bullets with words, resuming a conversation that its programmers hope will gradually bring opposing sides of the gun debate closer together.
A station content director has been working to figure out that puzzle.
The director of The Armor of Light challenges women media-makers to rebel against the glorification of violence in film and television.
Steve Bass of Oregon Public Broadcasting reflects on the relationship of PBS and its member stations in the face of digital disruption.
Each broadcast will feature an Independent Lens documentary followed by a town hall.
Board members also got an update on the success of PBS Passport.
National producers and networks are finding ways to work across media, despite challenges posed by technology.
“Television … provided a lifeline to a bigger world.”
The filmmakers’ strategy for engaging an audience was in the works for more than a year.
The second season will bring viewers “closer to the fight and into the halls of Confederate power.”
Some 9.6 million viewers tuned in for Sunday night’s last episode.