"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.