Patricia Aufderheide, Author at Current

System/Policy

How public TV can strengthen its alliance with independent filmmakers

By Garry Denny, Chair (ITVS Board of Directors), Sharon La Cruise, Secretary (ITVS Board of Directors) and Patricia Aufderheide, Senior Research Fellow (Center for Media & Social Impact) | July 19, 2021

A new report from the Center for Media & Social Impact reveals passions and pains of the creative community’s relationship with public TV.

Programs/Content

How documentaries can help communities navigate difficult conversations

By Patricia Aufderheide, Senior Research Fellow (Center for Media & Social Impact) | November 4, 2020

A new study from the Center for Media & Social Impact finds that by hosting screenings of documentary films, public TV stations can guide participants to “breakthrough moments.”

Programs/Content

Can ‘public podcasting’ maintain its lead?

By David Lieberman, Associate Professor (The New School) and Patricia Aufderheide, Senior Research Fellow (Center for Media & Social Impact) | March 31, 2020

The rise of centralizing platforms could pose a threat to podcasts that embody the public media mission.

System/Policy

After historic efforts to weaken pubmedia, ‘just be amazed that anything gets done’

By Patricia Aufderheide, Senior Research Fellow (Center for Media & Social Impact) | October 30, 2017

The decentralized, financially dependent structure of public broadcasting is “a feature, not a bug.”

Programs/Content

What America do public TV’s documentaries represent?

By Caty Borum Chattoo, Executive Director (Center for Media & Social Impact) and Patricia Aufderheide, Senior Research Fellow (Center for Media & Social Impact) | July 14, 2017

A new study finds that documentaries co-produced and funded by the Independent Television Service are made by women and people of color more often than other forms of media.