Tag: Independent producers
Why defending public media means protecting a home for independent documentaries
While most of the efforts to defend the PBS side of public media have focused on “saving Elmo,” independent documentaries are central ...Why is public TV shutting out independent producers?
By turning over programming decision to national organizations, stations are ignoring the needs of local audiences.Not in Our Town film highlights power of Pittsburgh’s response to 2018 shooting
“Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life” focuses on what communities can do to eradicate hate and bigotry, says filmmaker ...Radio dramatist finds support from fans for his adventurous works
Mystery and mysticism loom large in the oeuvre of Tom Lopez.Gambit to go independent opens new doors for Hinojosa
In launching her own media company, Maria Hinojosa sought to bring a “consistent presence” of a Latina journalist to PBS and take ...Transom aids producers with Donor Fund gifts
Transom.org has awarded small radio production grants from its Donor Fund. The online watering hole and how-to site for radio producers provided grants ...Independent KCET savors big ambitions, makes slow progress
Halfway through its three-year transition from one of PBS’ leading outlets to an independent public TV station in the world capital of ...Paul Bartishevich, 53, indie radio producer
Paul Bartishevich, head of Finger Lakes Productions International, died June 1 [2012] at his home in Trumansburg, N.Y., of an apparent heart ...Treaty puts indie films in Monday slot
Independent Lens and POV, the PBS series at the center of a dispute about public TV’s commitment to independent film, are moving to Monday nights, ...Association of Independents in Radio (AIR) Bylaws
These bylaws were approved, Nov. 15, 1988, when AIR was incorporated as a nonprofit in New York. ARTICLE ONE: MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Membership A.I.R. shall ...PBS weighs new night for Indie Lens, POV, after uproar
PBS has agreed to consider “alternative scheduling options” for the independent production showcases Independent Lens and POV, which lost carriage and audience after the network moved ...Independent producers’ open letter to PBS, March 2012
Independent producer Kartemquin Films posted this petition online to arrange more favorable scheduling than Thursday nights for the indie showcases POV and Independent Lens. See also <Current coverage. ...Indie docs lose viewers, carriage as they’re moved to Thursdays
The shift of Independent Lens from Tuesdays to Thursdays this season has created ratings and carriage woes for the indie-doc showcase.Localore backs crowdsourcing, collaborative doc projects
The projects will help reimagine how local public broadcasters serve and engage their communities.Financial outlook dims for indies in public media
Independent journalists in public media are having an increasingly tough time earning a living as producers for public TV and radio, according ...
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