System/Policy
WNET writers union says management is union busting amid contract negotiations
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The bargaining unit is objecting to a proposal to assign unionized employees’ duties to nonunionized staffers.
Programs/Content
Film explores ‘quiet revolutionary’ behind groundbreaking TV show of Black culture
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“Ellis Haizlip ensured that the revolution would be televised, and the revolution was ‘Soul!’”
Programs/Content
TikTok grants help pubmedia get creative with short-form videos
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Producers are using the popular platform to test ideas while also reaching new and younger audiences.
System/Policy
WNET plans to buy Long Island radio station
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WPPB would be WNET’s first radio station.
Programs/Content
WNET’s All Arts network may grow into multicast channel offering
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The complete network will launch Jan. 28.
Obituaries
Filmmaker Perry Miller Adato remembered for elevating women
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The documentarian died Sept. 16 at the age of 97.
Programs/Content
‘Amanpour & Company’ sharpens focus on timely topics, guests chosen for PBS late-night viewers
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With a stable of correspondents and producers from WNET and CNN, the hourlong show aims to deliver “mind-expanding” interviews for American audiences.
Quick Takes
Another school district pulls public media game about slavery
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A Pennsylvania district will reportedly no longer use Mission US: Flight to Freedom due to complaints from parents.
Programs/Content
PBS rekindles political debate show ‘Firing Line’
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The show will be hosted by Margaret Hoover, a political commentator and Republican strategist.
Obituaries
Public Affairs Television co-founder Joan Konner dies at 87
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Konner was a “model executive producer” with “high journalistic standards, sharp intellect, and the eye for a good story, well-told.”
"Made Possible By..." Podcast
‘Made Possible By…’ #13: Public TV pioneer Alvin Perlmutter
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“If you aren’t in a position to make mistakes, then you’re not going to come up with something worthwhile.”
Programs/Content
Letter to the editor: Great care went into design of ‘Flight to Freedom’
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WNET responds to our recent article about a Phoenix school district ending use of the history game.
Programs/Content
Second school district halts use of WNET’s ‘Mission US’ games
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A Black Lives Matter leader said using the games to teach students about slavery was “grossly irresponsible.”
Development
WNET finds benefits in curtailing campaign-style pledge drives
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The New York public TV station charted growth in viewership and membership revenues after confining on-air fundraising to dedicated time slots.
Programs/Content
Veterans’ programming and other assets kick off latest content-sharing platform
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Wavelength, now in beta, will grow into a multiuse platform for a range of content topics.
Quick Takes
Another academic lashes out at ‘School Inc.’ documentary
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Diane Ravitch, a former assistant secretary of education, calls the documentary “paid propaganda.”
Quick Takes
Libertarian-leaning ‘School Inc.’ documentary sparks rebuke, defense
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An academic calls the program “an unbalanced, journalistically questionable series.”
Programs/Content
WNET will end production of ‘Religion & Ethics’
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The show premiered in September 1997.
Development
PBS adopts Apple Pay, enabling one-click donations for stations
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Member stations will have access to donor data.