Entries Tagged as 'News'
Much of the PBS system is watching KCET closely to see how it fares without the PBS “icon” series shows to keep an audience. While cutting deals like this one makes headlines, taking a look at the daily program schedule leaves me really underwhelmed with the offerings. Five hours of cooking shows each weekday? Still, [...]
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Tags:independent media·KCET·LA·Local Programming·PBS
Though this article is five years old the problem remains as intractable today as then. The region needs to look to other areas of the country that have succesfully combined a great quality of life with up-to-date amenities like broadband access and cultural programming to attract the knowledge workers of tomorrow (and today!) Upstate New [...]
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Tags:Adirondacks·economy·jobs·upstate ny·young adults
“We had to learn — and we have to keep reminding ourselves — to start by listening to the community and sometimes leave the camera at home,” said Nashville Public Television President Beth Curley about the station’s Next Door Neighbors project. Pictured: scene from Next Door Neighbors program about the city’s Somali refugees. Rules of [...]
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Tags:audiences·engagement·future of PBS·PBS·Public Media·public service media
I heard Bill McKibben describe this first…this article on 2011′s extreme weather ends with sobering statistics on how our human-warmed atmosphere is leading directly to heavy flooding and snowfall. Those of us who dealt with high water this year had better get used to it! The year 2011 has begun with a remarkable number of [...]
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Tags:Adirondacks·bill mckibbon·climate change·floods
This short video was created by a first-time producer/shooter/editor who took one of RosenblumTV’s video journalism courses. It’s got story, pacing, music, humor and great cinematography. According to Rosenblum the student had “never touched a camera or an edit before” in her life. A little training, some lightweight equipment and some desire can create great [...]
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Tags:circus arts·citizen journalism·man-on-the-street·Rosenblum TV·run & gun·student video
Both sides have claimed early victories in the case of documentarian Joe Berlinger vs. Chevron over access to the raw footage he shot for his expose “Crude” on Amazonian oil exploitation. I’ve blogged about the case and the filmmaking community reaction here. On Thursday, the appeals judge ruled that Berlinger must turn over Crude footage [...]
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Tags:crude·Documentary·film distribution·Filmmaking·first amendment·freedom·freedom of the press·Future of public media·independent film·joe berlinger·journalism·Public Affairs
I usually try to shorten reposted blogs, but this Gwen Ifill/Jay Rosen dialogue has really caught my interest. I’m convinced that public media needs to be looking at itself HARDER and with more real concern than we are. Because the tidal wave is about to wash over us… (for more background on the Ifill/Rosen story [...]
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Tags:future of PBS·Future of public media·Gwen Ifill·journalism·PBS·Public Affairs·Washington Week in Review
Hyperlocal ‘news cafes’ are taking the Czech news scene by storm By Teri Pecoskie While newspapers scramble to figure out how to turn a profit in a quickly evolving industry, a small group of Czech publications might just hold the solution: Hyperlocal news. A year after the successful launch of a hyperlocal journalism project in [...]
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Tags:bloggers·cafe·citizen journalism·coffee·hyperlocal journalism·journalism·News·Public Affairs
Washington Post Critic takes on PBS for replacing Moyers with Need to Know: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/10/AR2010051005113.html I’m not sure it is really deserved. Watch here and decide for yourself: http://video.mountainlake.org/program/1458405365/ via video.mountainlake.org
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Tags:future of PBS·Future of public media·Need to Know·News·Online video·PBS·PBS News·social media
Below is a thread that began several weeks ago (as reported here and here) on Revolution PBS, an anonymous blog. I’m picking up the thread mid-stream. If you haven’t seen the beginning, you can start with my post linked above and then the “Spoonful of Sugar” post picked up here. I’ve added my comments from [...]
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Tags:Education·Filmmaking·future of PBS·Future of public media·john proffitt·Mountain Lake Journal·Mountain Lake Journal EXTRA·Mountain Lake PBS·News·North Country·Online video·PBS·PBS Revolution·public service media·social media·Video
