Programs/Content
How DocScale helps filmmakers and stations measure impact of their work
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A media evaluation tool developed by ITVS gives producers new insights on issues that audiences want to talk about.
Programs/Content
PBS, ITVS delay documentary broadcast after Trump quote draws scrutiny
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The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America had pointed out inaccuracies in a quote from a 2020 press conference.
Programs/Content
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.
Programs/Content
A sneak peek at Native American series and specials airing this fall and beyond
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Historical documentaries, a rock ‘n’ roll film and series exploring cultural traditions are cued up for public TV premieres.
Awards
Peabody Awards go to pubmedia documentary filmmakers
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Public media accounted for five of the 12 winners in the category.
CPB funding
Independent filmmakers group stands up to Capitol Hill criticism
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A Republican lawmaker accused CPB having an “agenda” by supporting three films.
Programs/Content
With Holocaust theme, ‘Last Laugh’ probes subject even comedians want to avoid
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A public TV documentary questions the boundaries of humor.
Quick Takes
Nearly 500 theaters to present ‘Newtown’ film and discussion
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Newtown Live: A National Conversation will be moderated by CNN anchor Chris Cuomo.
Programs/Content
Talk of election takes spotlight at PBS summer press tour
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Even panels about shows not overtly dedicated to politics were immersed in campaign theories and analyses.
Featured in Category
Documentaries, town hall expand PBS’s look at guns in America
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PBS continues to defy bullets with words, resuming a conversation that its programmers hope will gradually bring opposing sides of the gun debate closer together.
People
Abigail Disney to women filmmakers: ‘It’s time to throw out the rulebook’
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The director of The Armor of Light challenges women media-makers to rebel against the glorification of violence in film and television.
Programs/Content
Two-night PBS special will examine growth of gun violence
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Each broadcast will feature an Independent Lens documentary followed by a town hall.
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 on PBS
Makers, subjects of PBS’s indie docs bring diversity to public TV, study finds
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The study’s authors argued that films such as God Loves Uganda are central to public TV’s mission.
Programs/Content
PBS appeals to indie filmmakers with bigger marketing budget, multiplatform strategy
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An arts festival will promote a documentary about Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, among other films.
Programs/Content
WNET keeps indie docs on Monday nights, while PBS plans to boost promotion
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PBS will also reach out directly to public TV stations that don’t air independent film showcases at feed time.
Quick Takes
Weekly roundup: Norman Lear vs. PBS, funding strategies and more
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Plus a video to give you vertigo.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #13: WNET stands by documentary rescheduling; why public media unions are spreading
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WNET and PBS officials recently concluded a “listening tour” to hear the concerns of documentarians. Did it change their outlook?
Documentaries
For doc funders, broadcast on public TV remains key
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Foundation funders have plenty at stake in PBS’s pending decisions about scheduling and promoting independent films.
Documentaries
Final listening tour event taps filmmakers for ideas
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Representatives from PBS spurred discussion about promotion, distribution and scheduling of independent films on public TV.