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A new study from the Center for Media & Social Impact finds that by hosting screenings of documentary films, public TV stations can guide participants to “breakthrough moments.”
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.
Filmmakers found that local police departments are deploying military equipment in raids for nonviolent, low-level drug offenses.
Stations are staging local events and creating original content tied to the 18-hour Ken Burns series, debuting Sep. 17.
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.
With examinations of Vietnam and the Great War, the documentarians are focusing on stories to help younger viewers understand today’s conflicts.
PBS decided to schedule Kathleen Dowdey’s documentary days before the congressman’s fiery exchange with then President-elect Trump.
The short films will be available for just 24 hours.
Broadcast of the programs is slated for 2018.
The festival has become increasingly important for U.S.–based public media.
Ken Burns, director of PBS’s The Civil War documentary series, discussed the true roots of the controversial symbol.
Though Nelson didn’t particularly take to that title.