The Senate has voted to eliminate $1.1 billion in public broadcasting funding. The bill now heads to the House, threatening the future of NPR, PBS, and local stations nationwide.
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PBS and rural TV station sue Trump
PBS and Lakeland PBS are suing President Trump, alleging his executive order cutting public broadcasting funds violates free speech protections.
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HBCU Week films on public television celebrate Black athletic and academic excellence
PBS’ WORLD Channel premiered two HBCU Week films in February.
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New documentary addresses sexism, racism in coaching
Game On: Women Can Coach, a University of Minnesota Tucker Center-TPT co-production that premiered in November, explores research, dispels false narratives, and celebrates female coaching pioneers.
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New PBS documentary ‘Poisoned Water’ tackles Flint water crisis
The water disaster in Flint, Michigan exposed the dangers of this country’s aging water system, and a new film premiering Wednesday, May 31 on PBS’ NOVA tells the mid-Michigan city’s “complex story.” About 300 local residents saw the film already and found it “very powerful,” said Llewellyn Smith in a MSR phone interview. Smith wrote, produced, and […]
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‘America ReFramed’ Season 5: A closer look at two of this season’s offerings
America ReFramed, a documentary series that explores America’s ever-changing socio-cultural landscape, premieres two films on the PBS World Channel this month: one looks at gentrification and the other at the life of a longtime San Francisco Bay Area community activist. A New Color — The Art of Being Edythe Boone made its national public television […]