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“The reporting I have been doing for the last five years involves interviewing people who are armed and oftentimes very not happy with the mainstream media, not happy with me,” ProPublica’s A.C. Thompson told TV critics.
Filmmakers who search high and low for production money say public media must find ways to increase support for their work.
The initiative includes programs from “PBS NewsHour,” “Frontline,” “POV” and “Independent Lens.”
While U.S.-based journalists have adapted to remote reporting as social distancing has shut down American public life, international correspondents are making tough choices, like uprooting their lives to return home or braving the pandemic’s Italian epicenter in journalistic pursuit of the story.
“This era has been called the golden age of documentaries, and I increasingly felt that at the right time and with the right film, it made sense for us to be in this space,” said “Frontline” EP Raney Aronson-Rath.
“This is not a time for the faint of heart,” PBS’ president told TV critics when announcing that she had renewed her contract for five more years.
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced Tuesday support for several journalism initiatives over the next five years.
The PBS president told an audience at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour to “stay tuned” for possible announcements involving Sling TV and YouTube TV.
The long-running PBS series is launching “The Frontline Dispatch,” a biweekly podcast.
Raney Aronson-Rath of “Frontline” writes of her commitment to uncovering untold stories.
Public media accounted for five of the 12 winners in the category.
Other award winners include independent producer Jenni Monet, Reveal’s Will Evans and WFAE’s Lisa Worf.
Also, New Yorker writer Jelani Cobb will receive a Writers Guild award for his contributions to a “Frontline” documentary.
The series will air in two parts Jan. 17 and 18, just days before a new president is inaugurated.
“My Brother’s Bomber” and “ISIS in Afghanistan” both received two statuettes.
Even panels about shows not overtly dedicated to politics were immersed in campaign theories and analyses.
“This is our enduring commitment to work that is deep, fair and compelling.”
National producers and networks are finding ways to work across media, despite challenges posed by technology.
The festival has become increasingly important for U.S.–based public media.
The film grew out of Executive Producer Raney Aronson-Rath’s fellowship with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.