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Art of “self-help hucksters” explained
Vermont PTV’s Ann Curran describes the art of pledge programming to a Burlington Free Press writer who can’t tell the difference between ...Hispanic caucus presses PBS on “The War”
Leaders of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus met with public TV executives on Tuesday to discuss their concerns about the absence of Latino-American ...Kartemquin Films honored by MacArthur Foundation
The MacArthur Foundation named Chicago’s Kartemquin Films, a frequent pubTV producer, as one of this year’s eight recipients of its MacArthur Award ...Critics bash boomer mythologizing on PBS
TV writers at the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times agree: tonight’s two-hour PBS documentary The Boomer Century is a ...Investigative reports cited with IRE Awards
Nuestra Familia/Our Family, a Center for Investigative Reporting doc for public TV about the Latino gang that grew in California’s agricultural valleys, received an ...FCC clears NCE backlog
The FCC released details yesterday about the settlement of 76 groups of mutually exclusive applications for new full-power noncommercial educational stations. (PDFs ...Savage takes on Keillor
Dan Savage erupts over a Garrison Keillor column about modern families and gay parenting. “These couples deserve our gratitude and support,” Savage ...PBS strain of March Madness infects bloggers
“All I’m saying is, if PBS has to tart itself up as something it’s not in order to attract donors, isn’t that ...Shales reviews Discovery’s TV landmark
“Years will pass before another program poses a serious challenge to this landmark,” writes Tom Shales, Washington Post TV critic, in a ...These viewers aren’t mad about basketball
March spreads a special strain of madness among PBS viewers.Paste Magazine: NPR’s “All Songs Considered”
Paste magazine looks at Bob Boilen and his show, NPR’s web-only All Songs Considered: “What is a fresh sound? Who the heck knows? But I ...This American Life – Ira Glass – TV – New York Times
The New York Times previews the TV debut of This American Life: “Mr. Glass was greeted as a conquering rock star in various American cities during ...Broadcasters Challenge Streaming Rules: Financial News – Yahoo! Finance
NPR, Clear Channel and other broadcasting groups filed challenges yesterday to the Copyright Royalty Board’s ruling on webcast fees, reports AP. NPR ...Citizen reporters sought for Assignment Zero
Assignment Zero, a web-powered collaboration between citizen and professional journalists, recently began assigning stories to volunteer reporters, according to the New York ...The latest squirmish over “The War”
PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler reports and comments on criticism that The War, the Ken Burns documentary series debuting in September, ignores the ...
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