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PBS to broadcast documentaries and specials on racism and police
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The initiative includes programs from “PBS NewsHour,” “Frontline,” “POV” and “Independent Lens.”
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After PBS drops film, PBS SoCal reviews documentary produced in association with a Chinese state TV network
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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.
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Like the rest of Burns’ oeuvre, ‘Country Music’ offers ‘an opportunity to understand who we are’
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Premiering on PBS Sept. 15, the documentarian’s latest film follows the evolution of country music from 1923 to the mid-1990s.
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PBS, Futuro Media receive NEH grants
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The grants are supporting documentaries and digital films.
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With ‘Reel Midwest,’ Illinois’ WILL is latest public TV station to embrace indie docs
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The new documentary showcase spotlights films with ties to the Midwest, including the BBC-backed “The Gun Shop.”
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Upcoming ‘Nova’ documentary examines history, future of violence in human society
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The two-hour film is scheduled to air in November 2019.
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Gates’ four-hour series on Reconstruction uncovers ‘a history that needs to be told’
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The arc of “Reconstruction: America After the Civil War,” slated to air next April in two installments, mirrors race relations in the U.S. today.
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Intimate ‘Independent Lens’ film documents problems with rural health care
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“The Providers” examines the challenges of delivering care to patients in northern New Mexico.
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POV documentary examines militarization of policing
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Filmmakers found that local police departments are deploying military equipment in raids for nonviolent, low-level drug offenses.