Programs/Content
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.
Programs/Content
Alongside ‘Vietnam’, stations bring many voices to national conversation
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Stations are staging local events and creating original content tied to the 18-hour Ken Burns series, debuting Sep. 17.
Programs/Content
What America do public TV’s documentaries represent?
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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.
Programs/Content
New PBS films revisit war histories with present-day perspective
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With examinations of Vietnam and the Great War, the documentarians are focusing on stories to help younger viewers understand today’s conflicts.
Programs/Content
Biopic of John Lewis to debut in PBS Black History Month lineup
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PBS decided to schedule Kathleen Dowdey’s documentary days before the congressman’s fiery exchange with then President-elect Trump.
Programs/Content
‘POV’ contributions to Snapchat mark debut of documentaries on app
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The short films will be available for just 24 hours.
Programs/Content
Documentary series to explore fatherhood in America
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Broadcast of the programs is slated for 2018.
Programs/Content
U.S. public media steps up at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
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The festival has become increasingly important for U.S.–based public media.
Documentaries
AFI honors Stanley Nelson, public TV’s ‘filmmaker of black experience’
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Though Nelson didn’t particularly take to that title.