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In an excerpt from the new book “Story Movements: How Documentaries Empower People and Inspire Social Change,” Caty Borum Chattoo considers how the expanding documentary marketplace might affect the stories served up to audiences.
The initiative includes programs from “PBS NewsHour,” “Frontline,” “POV” and “Independent Lens.”
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.
Premiering on PBS Sept. 15, the documentarian’s latest film follows the evolution of country music from 1923 to the mid-1990s.
The grants are supporting documentaries and digital films.
The new documentary showcase spotlights films with ties to the Midwest, including the BBC-backed “The Gun Shop.”
The two-hour film is scheduled to air in November 2019.
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.
“The Providers” examines the challenges of delivering care to patients in northern New Mexico.