System/Policy
CPB awards $2.65M for state government coverage
|
The grants will benefit stations in seven states.
Current (https://current.org/current-mentioned-sources/tony-marcano/page/189/)
The grants will benefit stations in seven states.
“Southwest Florida in Focus,” a half-hour of TV news for Fort Myers and beyond, launched as a cost-effective model for producing local coverage.
His involvement in TV productions included a series of interviews with U.S. presidents.
Citing concerns over its funding, PBS removed “Voices from the Frontline: China’s War on Poverty” from PBS.org, Passport and the PBS Video App.
Poetry can be a way to deal with “heavy, emotionally weighted things,” says Kwame Alexander, who co-hosts the show’s poetry segments.
Actor Dyllón Burnside traveled the South as host of “Prideland,” which includes weekly digital shorts and a TV special.
Turpin has been serving as VP for editorial innovation and special projects.
Alaska’s public broadcasters were facing financial challenges long before the pandemic hit.
WNYC and ProPublica “are committed to reporting and producing new episodes through November,” a WNYC spokesperson said.
PBS Student Reporting Labs and Ohio’s WOUB have found ways to commemorate the rite of passage, even as students are forced to remain at home.
“Rather than asking why something happened, or who is responsible, or how we can climb out of this crisis, start by asking yourself what really matters.”