Author: Patricia Aufderheide
How Kartemquin Films and public broadcasting built a legacy of democratic storytelling
Since Kartemquin's founding in 1966, public broadcasting came to be the production company's most dependable ally, and sometimes its savior.How public TV can strengthen its alliance with independent filmmakers
A new report from the Center for Media & Social Impact reveals passions and pains of the creative community’s relationship with public ...How documentaries can help communities navigate difficult conversations
A new study from the Center for Media & Social Impact finds that by hosting screenings of documentary films, public TV stations ...Can ‘public podcasting’ maintain its lead?
The rise of centralizing platforms could pose a threat to podcasts that embody the public media mission.After historic efforts to weaken pubmedia, ‘just be amazed that anything gets done’
The decentralized, financially dependent structure of public broadcasting is "a feature, not a bug."What America do public TV’s documentaries represent?
A new study finds that documentaries co-produced and funded by the Independent Television Service are made by women and people of color ...
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